angle

³angle

verb

an·gledan·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of ANGLE

intransitive verb

1

: to fish with a hook

2

: to use artful means to attain an objective <angled for an invitation>

Origin of ANGLE

Middle English angelen, from angel fishhook, from Old English, from anga hook; akin to Old High German ango hook, Latin uncus, Greek onkos barbed hook, ankos glen

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl