berley
Americannoun
noun
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bait scattered on water to attract fish
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slang rubbish; nonsense
verb
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to scatter (bait) on water
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to hurry (someone); urge on
Etymology
Origin of berley
First recorded in 1870–75; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Once it was dark outside, we lowered the stern ramp to water level, turned on the floodlights and threw a berley bag – a mesh bag filled with minced pilchards – into the inky blackness.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 13, 2012
In that contree is but lytylle whete or berley: and therfore thei eten ryzs and hony and mylk and chese and frute.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
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