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fishable

[ fish-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. that may be fished in:

    nonpolluted, fishable streams.

  2. lawful to be fished in:

    a lake that is fishable only with a permit.



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Other Words From

  • fisha·bili·ty noun
  • un·fisha·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fishable1

First recorded in 1605–15; fish + -able
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Example Sentences

But who cleans lakes and streams and rivers and makes them fishable and swimmable again?

It was only a few yards wide and I could cover the entire fishable water with my fourteen-foot Castleconnell rod.

If I know aught of Highland spates, they will both be down in the hour and fishable.

Never stop casting so long as you are on fishable ground, for you know not the moment a good fish may rise.

Then came the usual scramble to reach the next fishable bit.

The fishable water is on either side in an average height of river.

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