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fishery

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fishery (noun)
  2. common fishery (noun)
  3. free fishery (noun)
  4. seal fishery (noun)
  5. several fishery (noun)
  6. strand fishery (noun)
  7. trash fishery (noun)
  8. whale fishery (noun)

fish·ery

noun \ˈfi-shə-rē\
plural fish·er·ies

Definition of FISHERY

1
: the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing
2
: a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals
3
: a fishing establishment; also : its fishermen
4
: the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters
5
: the technology of fishery —usually used in plural
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First Known Use of FISHERY

1528

Rhymes with FISHERY

Tishri

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