Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being fished; fit for being fished in; lawful to be fished in.
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- adjective Able to be
fished legally - adjective of a lake Able to be fished in, able to be used for
fishing
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Chetco, just across the state line, puffed up some but stayed fishable, which is what Andy Martin, the guy on the left in the picture on the right, was hoping.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Brian Hoffman 2009
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The fundamental laws it enforces keep our water drinkable, swimmable, and fishable.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: We Must Put Out Newt Gingrich's Wildfire Before It Starts Heather Taylor-Miesle 2011
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The Clean Water Act holds out the goal of American waters that are both “fishable and swimmable.” In the Windy City, we have done a great job of moving closer to that fishable goal.
Henry Henderson: Chicago River: President's Hometown Joke Underscores Choice Between Dead Zone or Clean Waterway Future Henry Henderson 2012
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The Clean Water Act holds out the goal of American waters that are both “fishable and swimmable.” In the Windy City, we have done a great job of moving closer to that fishable goal.
Henry Henderson: Chicago River: President's Hometown Joke Underscores Choice Between Dead Zone or Clean Waterway Future Henry Henderson 2012
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The Clean Water Act holds out the goal of American waters that are both “fishable and swimmable.” In the Windy City, we have done a great job of moving closer to that fishable goal.
Henry Henderson: Chicago River: President's Hometown Joke Underscores Choice Between Dead Zone or Clean Waterway Future Henry Henderson 2012
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The fundamental laws it enforces keep our water drinkable, swimmable, and fishable.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: We Must Put Out Newt Gingrich's Wildfire Before It Starts Heather Taylor-Miesle 2011
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We're a bit lucky out here, because the spring water keeps the trout streams fishable through the winter.
Winter fly fishing 2010
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The fundamental laws it enforces keep our water drinkable, swimmable, and fishable.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: We Must Put Out Newt Gingrich's Wildfire Before It Starts Heather Taylor-Miesle 2011
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The fundamental laws it enforces keep our water drinkable, swimmable, and fishable.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: We Must Put Out Newt Gingrich's Wildfire Before It Starts Heather Taylor-Miesle 2011
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The Clean Water Act holds out the goal of American waters that are both “fishable and swimmable.” In the Windy City, we have done a great job of moving closer to that fishable goal.
Henry Henderson: Chicago River: President's Hometown Joke Underscores Choice Between Dead Zone or Clean Waterway Future Henry Henderson 2012
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