fish pole

American  

noun

1. fishing pole.

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Etymology

Origin of fish pole

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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Example Sentences

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fish pole

I usually could find things: a fish line, or a forgotten fish pole.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

And betimes, if I should iver break me old cane fish pole, I could take this down to the river, and there, the books call it 'whipping the water.'

From At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter

This was nothing more than a bamboo fish pole with a red flag secured to it.

From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Frank Gee Patchin

When he got to a point half way to the bank Roger held up the fish pole, so that Adrian could grasp it.

From The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys by Howard Roger Garis

Oh, there goes Paul, and with a fish pole, too.

From The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays by Laura Lee Hope

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