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weakfishing

weakfishing noun: the act of fishing for weakfish.

Noun

weakfishing (uncountable)

  1. The act of fishing for weakfish.
    • Suspense? Weakfishing offers that, too. Have you ever waded over the flats of Canaveral Harbor in that strange, clamorous hour before dawn when the tide is pouring out to sea and huge trout are waiting for a well-presented lure?1959, Henry Lyman, Frank Woolner, The Complete Book of Weakfishing, New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes and Company, page 7

Origin of weakfishing

From weakfish + -ing.

Questions about weakfishing

What does weakfishing mean?
Weakfishing means the act of fishing for weakfish.
What part of speech is weakfishing?
Weakfishing is a noun.

Words near weakfishing in the dictionary

  1. weakest in the knees
  2. weakest link
  3. weakest links
  4. weakfish
  5. weakfishes
  6. weakfishing
  7. weakhanded
  8. weakheaded
  9. weakhearted
  10. weakheartedly
  11. weakheartedness

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