trout tickling

[ trout-tik-ling ]

noun
  1. the practice of stroking a trout’s underbelly with one’s fingers until it goes into a trancelike state, after which the fish can be taken from the water and tossed onto land: often contested as more mythical than actual, the practice has been written of and embellished on since ancient times: She was an old poacher who showed us the art of trout tickling and literally saved us from starvation.

Origin of trout tickling

1
First recorded in Englsh before 1600

Other words from trout tickling

  • trout tick·ler, noun

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