lobstering
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lobstering
Example Sentences
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An outing on the Lucky Catch starts with a primer on lobstering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I suppose there are lobstermen that would go ahead and do it and would invest the money. But I think it would be the end of Maine lobstering as we know it,” said Weber.
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
Last year the agency, which is responsible for protecting the species, updated its safeguards by compelling lobstermen to reduce the amount of rope in the water and restrict lobstering for part of the year.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022
“There’s not a fisherman in Maine that wants to hurt a whale,” said Steve Train, a commercial fisherman based in Maine who has been lobstering for over 40 years.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
When Turner and Willis weren’t lobstering, they were sleeping—even when they were trying to eat their supper.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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