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berleys

berleys is the plural of berley.

Meaning of berley

Noun

berley (countable and uncountable, plural berleys)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Material (frequently rancid) used as bait to attract fish or other organisms.
    • Another artificial bait can be made by mixing up a berley, savoury in smell to the piscine race, but somewhat obnoxious to the olfactory nerves of human beings, of rotten herrings or tinned fish, bran and flour, into a tough paste and putting it into little bags of mosquito net or fine muslin.1895, Charles Thackeray, The Amateur Fisherman's Guide, page 34
    Synonyms:
    chum

Questions about berleys

What is berleys the plural of?
Berleys is the plural of berley.

Words near berleys in the dictionary

  1. Berlanga
  2. Berlangas
  3. Berlepsch's tinamou
  4. Berlepsch's tinamous
  5. berley
  6. berleys
  7. Berlești
  8. berlin
  9. Berlin black
  10. Berlin blue
  11. Berlin breakage syndrome

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