| 单词 | white fishery |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite ˈfishery white ˈfishery n. [ < white adj. + fishery n., after whitefish n.] the occupation or industry of catching white fish (sense 1). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for white fish white fishing1600 white fishery1714 1714 Brit. Merchant 6 Apr. It did not serve his purpose to say any thing of the French White-Fishery. 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports viii. ii. 955 The British fisheries, which, besides the herring, embrace the cod, the ling, haddock, skate, halibut, turbot, &c. are collectively termed the white fishery. 2007 J. Morecroft Strategic Modelling & Business Dynamics ii. 33 In the late 1990s, the 370-year-old fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts found itself in economic decline due to the collapse of the white fishery. < as lemmas |
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