bottom-fish

[ bot-uh m-fish ]

/ ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ /

verb (used without object)

to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.

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Also ground-fish.

Origin of bottom-fish

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby bottom-fish

bottom quark, bottom round, bottom time, bottom yeast, bottom-feeding, bottom-fish, bottom-liner, bottom-of-the-line, bottom-up, bottom-up processing, bottom-up programming

Definition for bottom-fish (2 of 2)

bottom fish

noun

any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water, as certain of the cod and related species, the flatfishes, and catfishes.

Also called ground fish.