fishing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.
1922, Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.
- (informal, uncountable) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
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(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
This is good news for the fishing industry.
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(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.
the rent of the fishings
1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:Generally speaking, the only fishings which appear separately in Valuation Rolls as having a lettable value in their actual state from year to year are salmon-fishings.
1917, The Scots Law Times, volume 2, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fishings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
line fishing · fishing eagle · surf fishing · bottom-fishing · nonfishing · fly-fishing · drift fishing · fishing owl · mucus fishing syndrome · electrofishing · gorge fishing · shellfishing · fishingly · cormorant fishing · fishing-tube · rodfishing · fishing frog · gone fishing · fishing worm · Fishing Point · Jonah fishing · ice fishing · fishing room · fly fishing · spearfishing · compliment fishing · fishing-smack · skishing · cyanide fishing · antifishing · fishing net
Relateds
piscatory · piscatorial · halieutics · halieutically · piscatory (writing on fishing) · halieutics (writing on fishing) · piscatorious · piscatorical · piscatorian · piscatorially · piscatology
Synonyms
piscicide (act) · piscation (act) · piscatology (act) · the gentle craft (act) · the seafood industry · piscicapture (act) · fishery · fishery · the fish industry · sportfishing (sport)
Translations (164)
sk rybolov (business of catching fish) · mk риба́рство (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalavedet (place for catching fish) · fi apaja (place for catching fish) · ur ماہی گِیری (act or sport of catching fish) · af visvang (business of catching fish) · nci michmaliztli (act or sport of catching fish) · ru рыба́лка (act or sport of catching fish) · ml മത്സ്യബന്ധനം (business of catching fish) · mk ри́болов (act or sport of catching fish) · es pesquera (place for catching fish) · cmn 漁業 /渔业 (business of catching fish) · uk риба́льство (business of catching fish) · kmr masîgirî (act or sport of catching fish) · ro pescuire (act or sport of catching fish) · ro pescărie (business of catching fish) · nl visserij (business of catching fish) · fur pescje (business of catching fish) · nl sportvisserij (act or sport of catching fish) · sh rȉbolōv (act or sport of catching fish) · izh kalanpyytö (act or sport of catching fish) · fa-ira ماهیگیری (act or sport of catching fish) · fa-ira ماهیگیری (business of catching fish) · uli fetae (act or sport of catching fish) · nb fiske (business of catching fish) · et kalastamine (act or sport of catching fish) · id memancing (act or sport of catching fish) · uk риба́лка (act or sport of catching fish) · nb fisking (act or sport of catching fish) · es pesquería (business of catching fish) · de Fischen (act or sport of catching fish) · mk ри́болов (business of catching fish) · is fiskirí (act or sport of catching fish) · nl stek (place for catching fish) · nci michahxiliztli (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalapaikka (place for catching fish) · az balıqçılıq (act or sport of catching fish) · vi ngư nghiệp (business of catching fish) · grc ἁλιευτική (act or sport of catching fish) · sq peshkim (act or sport of catching fish) · eo fiŝkaptado (business of catching fish) · eu arrantza (act or sport of catching fish) · hu halászat (act or sport of catching fish) · ar صَيْد سَمَك (act or sport of catching fish) · hu halászat (business of catching fish) · my ငါးဖမ်း (act or sport of catching fish) · ur ماہی گِیری (business of catching fish) · ckt ынныӈыттын (act or sport of catching fish) · ro pescuire (business of catching fish) · pt pesca (act or sport of catching fish) · tg моҳигирӣ (act or sport of catching fish) · wyi goolak-keni (act or sport of catching fish) · sk rybolov (act or sport of catching fish) · pam mamaduas (act or sport of catching fish) · fr pêche (business of catching fish) · es pesquería (act or sport of catching fish) · sv fiskande (business of catching fish) · pl rybołówstwo (business of catching fish) · km ការនេសាទ (act or sport of catching fish) · et kalapüük (act or sport of catching fish) · cmn 釣魚 /钓鱼 (act or sport of catching fish) · fi urheilukalastus (act or sport of catching fish) · nn fiske (act or sport of catching fish) · he דַיִג (act or sport of catching fish) · tr balıkçılık (business of catching fish) · pl rybactwo (business of catching fish) · mfe lapes (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalastusalue (place for catching fish) · ar صَيْد (act or sport of catching fish) · is veiði (act or sport of catching fish) · ky балык уулоо (act or sport of catching fish) · fr pêche (act or sport of catching fish) · hy ձկնորսություն (act or sport of catching fish) · de Fischfang (business of catching fish) · nb fisking (business of catching fish) · es pesca (act or sport of catching fish) · sv fiske (act or sport of catching fish) · id penangkapan ikan (business of catching fish) · nci tlahtlamaliztli (act or sport of catching fish) · sh ри̏боло̄в (act or sport of catching fish) · nl vissen (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalatalous (business of catching fish) · ga iascaireacht (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalastus (act or sport of catching fish) · it pesca (act or sport of catching fish) · nb fiskeri (business of catching fish) · nb fiske (act or sport of catching fish) · cs rybolov (business of catching fish) · sv fiskande (act or sport of catching fish) · hi माहीगीरी (act or sport of catching fish) · ca pesca (business of catching fish) · cs rybolov (act or sport of catching fish) · az balıqçılıq (business of catching fish) · lo ການຫາປາ (act or sport of catching fish) · nn fiske (business of catching fish) · sh риба́рство (act or sport of catching fish) · fur pescje (act or sport of catching fish) · fi kalastus (business of catching fish) · yoi 魚っぱし (act or sport of catching fish) · mk риба́рство (business of catching fish) · tt балык тоту (act or sport of catching fish) · ja 釣り (act or sport of catching fish) · es pesca (business of catching fish) · el αλιεία (act or sport of catching fish) · is fiskveiði (act or sport of catching fish) · nl hengelsport (act or sport of catching fish) · mww hnuv ntses (act or sport of catching fish) · da lystfiskeri (act or sport of catching fish) · hi मत्स्य पालन (act or sport of catching fish) · vi câu cá (act or sport of catching fish) · nn fiskeri (business of catching fish) · ang fiscoþ (act or sport of catching fish) · lv zvejniecība (business of catching fish) · da fiskeri (business of catching fish) · sv fiskevatten (place for catching fish) · eo fiŝkapti (act or sport of catching fish) · lv zvejas vieta (place for catching fish) · sv fiske (business of catching fish) · ml മീൻപിടിത്തം (act or sport of catching fish) · pl wędkarstwo (act or sport of catching fish) · ka თევზაობა (act or sport of catching fish) · ja 漁 (business of catching fish) · km ការស្ទូចត្រី (act or sport of catching fish) · da fiskeri (act or sport of catching fish) · pt pescaria (act or sport of catching fish) · sh ribárstvo (act or sport of catching fish) · ja 漁業 (business of catching fish) · bg риболо́в (act or sport of catching fish) · ko 어업 (business of catching fish) · ja 釣り場 (place for catching fish) · tr balık tutma (act or sport of catching fish) · as মাছ ধৰা (act or sport of catching fish) · sl ribolov (act or sport of catching fish) · hy ձկնորսություն (business of catching fish) · id pemancingan (place for catching fish) · grc ἁλιεία (act or sport of catching fish) · th การจับปลา (business of catching fish) · uz baliq ovlash (act or sport of catching fish) · be рыба́лка (act or sport of catching fish) · ru ры́бная ло́вля (act or sport of catching fish) · bn মৎস্য শিকার (act or sport of catching fish) · uk риболо́вля (act or sport of catching fish) · lv zveja (act or sport of catching fish) · mt sajd (act or sport of catching fish) · lt žūklė (act or sport of catching fish) · ja 漁場 (place for catching fish) · gl pesca (act or sport of catching fish) · es pesquería (place for catching fish) · lt žvejyba (act or sport of catching fish) · uk риба́льство (act or sport of catching fish) · kk балық аулау (act or sport of catching fish) · lv zvejasvieta (place for catching fish) · th ประมง (act or sport of catching fish) · ug بېلىق تۇتۇش (act or sport of catching fish) · ko 낚시 (act or sport of catching fish) · ca pesca (act or sport of catching fish) · ml മീൻപിടിത്തം (business of catching fish) · tr balıkçılık (act or sport of catching fish) · gl pesca (business of catching fish) · as মাছ মাৰা (act or sport of catching fish) · pt pesca (business of catching fish) · ru рыболо́вство (business of catching fish) · ru ры́бная ло́вля (business of catching fish) · fi kalastusurheilu (act or sport of catching fish)