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fly-fish

[ flahy-fish ]
/ ˈflaɪˌfɪʃ /

verb (used without object) Angling.

to fish with artificial flies as bait.

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Origin of fly-fish

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby fly-fish

fly-cast, fly casting, flycatcher, fly-drive, flyer, fly-fish, fly-fishing, fly, flying, fly front, fly gallery, fly half
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Example sentences from the Web for fly-fish

  • We placed a stand of old useless salmon nets near the last sand point to create a back-water, from which to fly-fish.

    Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter

  • I have sometimes sought to drown care in the river, whither I go with gillie Bareshanks to fly-fish for trouts.

    Cardigan|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for fly-fish

fly-fish

verb

(intr) angling to fish using artificial flies as luresSee dry fly, wet fly

Derived forms of fly-fish

fly-fisher, nounfly-fishing, noun
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