bottom fishingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtəm ˌfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəm ˌfɪʃɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < bottom n. + fishing n.¹

1. The action or practice of fishing for species which live or feed near the bottom of a body of water.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > sea-fishing > on bottom

bottom fishing?1758

?1758 R. Bowlker Art of Angling Improved 79 The Codbait or Cadis is one of the most excellent Baits for bottom-fishing.

1830 W. Howitt March in Bk. Seasons 59 His sport is..confined to bottom-fishing.

1894 Scribner's Mag. June 755/2 Deep fishing, whether bottom fishing or deep trolling, demands heavy tackle, if only to carry the necessary weight of lead.

1961 Pop. Boating Sept. 75/1 There's really nothing wrong with a bonehead at the end of a light line, but we had scored heavily on these the day before and I figured to give it a go at lazy bottom fishing in the cove.

1991 Alaska Apr. 44/3 Bottomfishing for red snapper, cod and a variety of rockfish is also popular.

2002 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 2 June At a time of the moon when bottom fishing can be difficult due to rapid water movement from the big tides.

2. Finance (originally U.S.). The action or practice of investing in stocks, etc., believed to be undervalued. Also in extended use.

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1974 N.Y. Mag. 9 Sept. 8 (title) The bottom line: bottom fishing.

1975 Forbes 1 Jan. 239/1 Another reason I single out the single-digit, stock-price area for ‘bottom fishing’ is that these stocks illustrate the stock market deflation.

1996 S. B. Smith Reflected Glory xxxvii. 423 During the previous evening's auction, a ‘somber affair of bottom fishing and restraint’, one Picasso was sold for well under its low estimate.

2009 H. C. Friedentag Stock Option Income Generator iv. 55 Bottom fishing is based on a notion that stocks can only go so low.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottom fishing
释义	bottom fishingn. Brit. /ˈbɒtəm ˌfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəm ˌfɪʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottom n., fishing n.¹ Etymology: < bottom n. + fishing n.¹ 1. The action or practice of fishing for species which live or feed near the bottom of a body of water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > sea-fishing > on bottom bottom fishing?1758 ?1758 R. Bowlker Art of Angling Improved 79 The Codbait or Cadis is one of the most excellent Baits for bottom-fishing. 1830 W. Howitt March in Bk. Seasons 59 His sport is..confined to bottom-fishing. 1894 Scribner's Mag. June 755/2 Deep fishing, whether bottom fishing or deep trolling, demands heavy tackle, if only to carry the necessary weight of lead. 1961 Pop. Boating Sept. 75/1 There's really nothing wrong with a bonehead at the end of a light line, but we had scored heavily on these the day before and I figured to give it a go at lazy bottom fishing in the cove. 1991 Alaska Apr. 44/3 Bottomfishing for red snapper, cod and a variety of rockfish is also popular. 2002 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 2 June At a time of the moon when bottom fishing can be difficult due to rapid water movement from the big tides. 2. Finance (originally U.S.). The action or practice of investing in stocks, etc., believed to be undervalued. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1974 N.Y. Mag. 9 Sept. 8 (title) The bottom line: bottom fishing. 1975 Forbes 1 Jan. 239/1 Another reason I single out the single-digit, stock-price area for ‘bottom fishing’ is that these stocks illustrate the stock market deflation. 1996 S. B. Smith Reflected Glory xxxvii. 423 During the previous evening's auction, a ‘somber affair of bottom fishing and restraint’, one Picasso was sold for well under its low estimate. 2009 H. C. Friedentag Stock Option Income Generator iv. 55 Bottom fishing is based on a notion that stocks can only go so low. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1758
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