piscatory
English
Etymology
From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”).
Adjective
piscatory (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 5, Twelfth Century
- The Ribble and the Aire roll down, as yet unpolluted by dyers' chemistry; tenanted by merry trouts and piscatory otters.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 5, Twelfth Century
- Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, ch. 4,
- The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, ch. 4,
Synonyms
- piscatorial
Related terms
- piscatory ring
Translations
of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
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References
- “piscatory” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.