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fishmongering

fishmongering noun: the trade of a fishmonger, selling fish.

Noun

fishmongering (uncountable)

  1. The trade of a fishmonger, selling fish.

Origin of fishmongering

From fishmonger + -ing.

Questions about fishmongering

What does fishmongering mean?
Fishmongering means the trade of a fishmonger, selling fish.
What part of speech is fishmongering?
Fishmongering is a noun.

Words near fishmongering in the dictionary

  1. fishmonger
  2. fishmonger's
  3. fishmongeress
  4. fishmongeresses
  5. fishmongeries
  6. fishmongering
  7. fishmongers
  8. fishmongery
  9. fishmongress
  10. fishmongresses
  11. fishmoth

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