Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishlore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fishlore
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The knowledge, stories, and traditions associated with angling or fishing.

Uncountable

noun

The knowledge, science, or study of fish; ichthyology.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another index renders all this fishlore at once accessible to the angler."
"This is a ritual — a completely bogus ritual — staged mainly to amuse the locals, wherein gullible tourists are forced to recite some fishlore gibberish and drink a kick of rum (the infamous screech) and then kiss a cod, [...]"
"I have already mentioned that these fish seem capable of actually breathing atmospheric air, but what the eggs should want with air, and compressed air at that, I leave others better versed in fishlore to explain."

Etymology

From fish + lore.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fish-lore (alternative) fish lore (alternative)

Questions

What does fishlore mean?: The knowledge, stories, and traditions associated with angling or fishing.
Where does fishlore come from?: From fish + lore.

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