Waltonianadj.n.
/wɒlˈtəʊnɪən/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to Izaak Walton.
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Waltoniana1828
a1828 T. Bewick My Life (1981) xvii. 165 Some regulations should be laid down as a guide to the fair anglers..I think Waltonian societies would be all-sufficient to do this.
1866 (title) Rules of the true Waltonian Society held at the Crown Tavern, Pentonville Hill. Established 1830.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 12/1 He..is an ardent devotee of the Waltonian art.
B. n.
A disciple of Walton, an angler.
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anglerc1450
piscator1674
piscatorian1694
Waltonian1832
rodsman1837
rod1848
rodman1865
rodster1867
piscatorialist1881
sport fisher1902
sport fisherman1915
sportsfisherman1928
1832 P. Egan Bk. Sports 314/2 The Waltonians, the Cottonians, and the Saltonians (for Walton, Cotton, and Salter, are their feat-books).
1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1845) xlix. 432/2 This little group of Waltonians, bound for Lord Somerville's preserve.
1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific ii. 12 Exhibiting a sized fish that any Waltonian might well stare at.
Derivatives
ˈWaltonizing n. angling.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > angling
anglingc1450
the gentle craft1828
the gentle art1834
Waltonizing1841
sportfishing1910
sportfishery1930
1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Peter Priggins I. i. 25 A landing-net, minnow-can, casting-net, and half a hundred more requisites for Waltonizing.
1882 H. S. Leigh Strains fr. Strand 1 No sign was near of pebbly brook,..Where patient swains with rod and hook In Waltonising dabble.
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