fish pole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fish pole
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
By some an ordinary cut fish pole, arranged on a crotch, is used instead of the tip-ups just described.
From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by William Hamilton Gibson
The second player, upon receiving the squash, the fish pole, and the basket, runs forward, slipping the noose off the squash.
From School, Church, and Home Games by George Orrin Draper
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