3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream.
Thackeray.
4. To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two
timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to
the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish
joint, under Fish, n.
To fish the anchor. (Naut.) See under Anchor.
Fish"-bel`lied (?), a. Bellying or swelling out on the under side; as,
a fish-bellied rail. Knight.
Fish"-block` (?), n. See Fish- tackle.
Fish"er (?), n. [AS. fiscere.] 1. One who fishes.
2. (Zoˆl.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela
Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
Fish"er*man (?), n.; pl. Fishermen (&?;). 1. One whose occupation is to
catch fish.
2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as
in the cod fishery.
Fish"er*y (?), n.; pl. Fisheries (&?;). 1. The business or practice of
catching fish; fishing. Addison.