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lakelore

lakelore noun: the knowledge of local conditions on a lake; the traditions and customs of life on a lake; the history of life on a lake.

Noun

lakelore (uncountable)

  1. The knowledge of local conditions on a lake; the traditions and customs of life on a lake; the history of life on a lake.
    • Many people today, with only a limited amount of time to go fishing each year, have little or no time to spend studying streamcraft or lakelore.1953, The Wonderful World of Ohio
    • 1973, Milner, Bruce, Lakelore : a History of the Fishing Industry Along the North Shore of Lake Erie, Simcoe, Ont. : Norfolk School of Agriculture

Examples of lakelore in a sentence

  • 1977, Harry B. Barrett, Port Dover Board of Trade, Lakelore: Produced by the Port Dover Board of Trade to Welcome the Great Lakes Fish Exposition to Port Dover, July 15, 16, 17, 1977
  • Therefore it is not surprising that little lakelore has developed and that most of the fertility ceremonies are connected with agriculture and almost none with fishing.1978, Haryati Soebadio-Noto Soebagio, Carinne A. du Marchie Sarvaas, Dynamics of Indonesian history, North-Holland, page 45:

Origin of lakelore

From lake + lore.

Questions about lakelore

What does lakelore mean?
Lakelore means the knowledge of local conditions on a lake; the traditions and customs of life on a lake; the history of life on a lake.
How do you use lakelore in a sentence?
1977, Harry B. Barrett, Port Dover Board of Trade, Lakelore: Produced by the Port Dover Board of Trade to Welcome the Great Lakes Fish Exposition to Port Dover, July 15, 16, 17, 1977
What part of speech is lakelore?
Lakelore is a noun.

Words near lakelore in the dictionary

  1. lakelands
  2. lakeless
  3. lakelet
  4. lakelets
  5. lakelike
  6. lakelore
  7. Lakelynn
  8. Lakeman
  9. Lakemans
  10. lakemanship
  11. Lakemba

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