1. A hook for catching fish.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the fish-tackle is hooked. Dana.
FISHIFY
Fish"i*fy, v. t.
Defn: To change to fish. [R.] Shak.
FISHINESS
Fish"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike. Pennant.
FISHING
Fish"ing, n.
1. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.
2. A fishery. Spenser.