fishful

adj

fishful

adj

/ˈfɪʃfəl/

Etymology From fish + -ful.

1

Abounding in fish.

  • Thus mean in state, and calm in sprite, My fishful pond is my delight.1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC:
  • The earth brought forth its fruit; fishful its river-mouths; milkful the kine; heavy-headed the woods.1856, John O'Donovan, Annala Rioghachta Eireann, page 97:

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