spearfishing
English
noun
Definitions
- A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun.
Etymology
Compound from English spear (long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon) + English fishing.
Origin
English
fishing
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifishing English
- eelspear English
- electrofishing English
- fish English
- fishing English
- fishing line English
- fishspear English
- nonfishing English
- polespear English
- rodfishing English
- spear English
- spear gun English
- spearable English
- spearbush English
- spearcaster English
- spearchucker English
- spearer English
- speareth English
- spearfish English
- spearfisher English
- spearfisherman English
- speargrass English
- speargun English
- spearhead English
- spearless English
- spearlet English
- spearlike English
- spearmaker English
- spearmaking English
- spearman English
- spearmint English
- spearplay English
- spearpoint English
- spearshaft English
- spearsman English
- spearthrower English
- speartip English
- spearwoman English
- spearwood English
- spearwort English
- speary English
- sportfishing English
- sportsfishing English
- upspear English
- fischynge Middle English
- spere Middle English
- spia Tok Pisin
- spiaim Tok Pisin
- fish
- spear
- speary
- upspear
- spearer
- fishing
- speareth
- speargun
- spearlet
- speartip
- spearman
- eelspear
- spearable
- spear gun
- fishspear
- spearhead
- spearlike
- spearwood
- spearbush
- spearless
- polespear
- spearwort
- spearmint
- spearfish
- spearsman
- spearplay
- spearwoman
- spearpoint
- rodfishing
- spearshaft
- nonfishing
- spearmaker
- speargrass
- spearcaster
- spearfisher
- antifishing
- spearmaking
- spearthrower
- sportfishing
- fishing line
- spearchucker
- sportsfishing
- spearfisherman
- electrofishing