Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to fishing or to fishermen; connected with angling; given or devoted to fishing.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
fishermen orfishing . - adjective Of or pertaining to
fish ;piscine .
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- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
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Examples
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"The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it, as sick people went down to be dipped in the sea." p.16 Smells like Pier 39!
Archive 2008-09-01 a. fortis 2008
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The "piscatory flavor" of the air and the hat like a wheel of Stilton definitely got me, too.
The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Ending the First Book tanita davis 2008
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"The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it, as sick people went down to be dipped in the sea." p.16 Smells like Pier 39!
The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Ending the First Book tanita davis 2008
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Although Eric Earling is a name, albeit assonantal, is one which might pose a greater difficulty in mocking for those without a post-primary school education or a person with an anti-piscatory bent.
Sound Politics: Did Darcy Burner Vote Republican in the 2000 Presidential Primary? 2006
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The best of these are the piscatory equivalent of salt-cured hams.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The best of these are the piscatory equivalent of salt-cured hams.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Joscelin winding the cord of his fishing-line and explaining the finer points of the piscatory arts to Imri.
Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003
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His birthday-celebration dinner, at which the New Year's piscatory phenomenon figures in the bill of fare.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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With the iron hams, the piscatory phenomenon referred to in my last, and a can of really excellent oysters, Ned's birthday dinner was a _chef-d'oeuvre_.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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His birthday-celebration dinner, at which the New Year's piscatory phenomenon figures in the bill of fare.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
arby commented on the word piscatory
Having to do with fish, no?
June 9, 2007