Waltonian
- a word derived from Walton.
Example Sentences
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Get a campsite on Waltonian, Flirtation or Temple Knoll Island, part of the Rogers Rock Campground, six miles north of Hague.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2014
HE scenery and the dialogue of this Part are more especially Waltonian.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Columba is described as out a-fishing one day with a parcel of his disciples, who are characterised as "strenui piscatores," a term which would be highly applicable to many a Waltonian of the present day.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill
Of course, my necessary compliance with the prejudices of the guardian of the fish prevented the exercise of my Waltonian propensities.
From A Peep into Toorkisthhan by Burslem, Rollo Gillespie
Fresh-water fish are only to be obtained in Mondoldo by the artificial process above mentioned; as the streams and brooks abound not in trout or other Waltonian prey.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Melville, Herman