| 单词 | bank fisherman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbank fisherman bank fisherman n. (a) a fisherman who works in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland (now historical); (b) an angler who fishes from the bank of a river, lake, etc., rather than from a boat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > sea-fisher > on bank bank fisherman1782 banker1861 1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer iv. 146 Nantucket is a great nursery of seamen, pilots, coasters, and bank-fishermen. 1867 Sporting Gaz. 2 Mar. 170/2 The bank fishermen [on the Thames] have been taking some good roach. 1883 J. W. Smith Winter Talk on Summer Pastimes 21/1 The bank fishermen salt their fish in bulk in the holds of the vessel. 1994 Acadiensis 23 13 North coast or south, inshore or bank fisherman, large merchant or small, full-fledged fish business or small-scale supply merchant—the whole traditional saltfish industry of Newfoundland was in a state of imminent collapse. 2013 J. Molloy Best Hikes near Columbus (Falcon Guides) iii. 31 The beach presents rewarding panoramas of the lake and is often used by bank fishermen. < as lemmas |
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