English
Etymology
From Latin pisc�tor, fisherman, from Latin piscis, fish.
Adjective
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- Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.
#*1843, w:Thomas_Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 5,
#*:The Ribble and the Aire roll down, as yet unpolluted by dyers' chemistry; tenanted by merry trouts and piscatory otters.
- Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
#*1859, w:Charles_Dickens|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.
Synonyms
piscatorial
Related terms
piscatory ring
References
R:Dictionary.com|piscatory
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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