flymaker en · NOUN
Etymology
From fly + maker.
Meanings
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One who makes artificial flies for use in fishing.
Now the directions given are the basis as indicated of all artificial fly-making, and really but little can be here added to them with a view of further instructing the would-be flymaker.
1881, John Harrington Keene, The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flymakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |