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Webster 1913 Edition
Fishery
Fish′er-y
,Noun.
pl.
Fisheries
. 1.
The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
Addison.
2.
A place for catching fish.
3.
(Law)
The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters.
Abbott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fishery
FISH'ERY
, n.1.
The business of catching fish.2.
A place for catching fish with nets or hooks, as the banks of Newfoundland, the coast of England or Scotland, or on the banks of rivers.