silver doctor
nounAngling.
a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
Origin of silver doctor
1First recorded in 1890–95
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How to use silver doctor in a sentence
Going to hang the Indian sign on them with a silver doctor and a Jock Scott.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineHere is a big silver doctor that may do as the water is thick.
Mr. Punch With Rod and Gun | VariousNow we will straighten out a leader and choose some flies—a silver doctor and a queen of the water—how would those do?
Days Off | Henry Van DykeTry a good big silver doctor; these big fellows ought to take it.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri | Emerson HoughI therefore put on a large silver doctor, and began steadily fishing down the ash-tree cast.
Angling Sketches | Andrew Lang
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