| 单词 |
prawning |
| 释义 |
prawning, vbl. n.|ˈprɔːnɪŋ| [f. prawn v. + -ing1.] 1. The action or process of fishing for prawn. Also attrib.
1886Globe 16 July (heading), Prawning. Ibid., A favourite prawning ground is St. Margaret's Bay. Ibid., A ‘fleet’ of nets for prawning consists of from four to twelve of different sizes. 1973[See open go s.v. open a. 22 c]. 1978M. Gilbert Empty House xxiv. 219 Spades, buckets and prawning nets should be left in the porch. 1979Country Life 24 May 1658/1 The Coquet..is a prawning and shrimping river. 2. Fishing for salmon using a prawn as bait.
1909Westm. Gaz. 10 May 12/2 Prawning and spinning for salmon has begun on the Hampshire Avon. 1921Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 590/1 Prawning for salmon is looked down upon by many as being almost a form of poaching. 1931E. Taverner et al. Salmon Fishing xxiii. 361 A rod, reel and line suitable for spinning will serve equally well for prawning. |

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