pearl fishingn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːl ˌfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpərl ˌfɪʃɪŋ/

Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and fishing n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, fishing n.¹

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + fishing n.¹ Compare pearl fisher n.

The occupation or industry of fishing for pearls.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > diving or dredging > [noun] > diving > for pearls

pearl fishing1613

pearling1639

pearl diving1669

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. ii. 695 Their too much imployment in the Pearle-fishing.

1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 169 The Pearl-fishing is dangerous, being the Divers commonly make their Will, and take leave of their Friends, before they tread the Stone to go down.

1706 D. Defoe Caledonia i. 17 Islands so call'd lying in the Gulph of Mexico, where the Pearl Fishing has been worth Immense Sums to the Spaniard.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 69/2 There are two seasons for pearl-fishing: the first is in March and April, and the last in August and September.

1869 J. R. Browne Resources of Pacific Slope 33 The Indians..were enemies of the Yaquis of Sonora, begotten of fights and murders growing out of pearl-fishing.

1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 119 The Americans have kept themselves to whaling, the French to pearl-fishing and digging for bêche-de-mer.

1926 Geogr. Rev. 16 209 The town forms the center of the pearl-fishing industry of northwestern Australia, this business beng largely in the hands of Japanese.

2003 Mirror (Nexis) 17 May 36 Dubai was once a sleepy trading port on the Persian Gulf famous for its pearl fishing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearl fishing
释义	pearl fishingn. Brit. /ˈpəːl ˌfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˌfɪʃɪŋ/ Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and fishing n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, fishing n.¹ Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + fishing n.¹ Compare pearl fisher n. The occupation or industry of fishing for pearls. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > diving or dredging > [noun] > diving > for pearls pearl fishing1613 pearling1639 pearl diving1669 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. ii. 695 Their too much imployment in the Pearle-fishing. 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 169 The Pearl-fishing is dangerous, being the Divers commonly make their Will, and take leave of their Friends, before they tread the Stone to go down. 1706 D. Defoe Caledonia i. 17 Islands so call'd lying in the Gulph of Mexico, where the Pearl Fishing has been worth Immense Sums to the Spaniard. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 69/2 There are two seasons for pearl-fishing: the first is in March and April, and the last in August and September. 1869 J. R. Browne Resources of Pacific Slope 33 The Indians..were enemies of the Yaquis of Sonora, begotten of fights and murders growing out of pearl-fishing. 1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 119 The Americans have kept themselves to whaling, the French to pearl-fishing and digging for bêche-de-mer. 1926 Geogr. Rev. 16 209 The town forms the center of the pearl-fishing industry of northwestern Australia, this business beng largely in the hands of Japanese. 2003 Mirror (Nexis) 17 May 36 Dubai was once a sleepy trading port on the Persian Gulf famous for its pearl fishing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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