Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The well of a fishing-smack in which fish are kept alive.
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Examples
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We were able to get the rope underneath it, then we went ahead and pulled it up between the live-well here, got it up on the deck, and we man handled it, grabbed it by its fins and threw it in the water, said Michael.
Archive 2009-08-01 Matt Johnston 2009
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If our live-well was full, I'd get another live-well.
Tomahawk Nation 2010
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