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piscary

Noun

pis=ca=ry

WORDNET DICTIONARY

piscary(n = noun.artifact) fishery - a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold; Array

has particulars: pearl fishery

is a kind of work, workplace

piscary, n. [L. piscarius relating to fishes or to fishing, fr. piscis a fish.].

The right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

piscary, n.

Idiom

common of piscary the right of fishing in another's water in common with the owner and others.

Etymology

ME f. med.L piscaria neut. pl. of L piscarius f. piscis fish

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