prawning, vbl. n.
(ˈprɔːnɪŋ)
[f. prawn v. + -ing1.]
1. The action or process of fishing for prawn. Also attrib.
| 1886 Globe 16 July (heading), Prawning. Ibid., A favourite prawning ground is St. Margaret's Bay. Ibid., A ‘fleet’ of nets for prawning consists of from four to twelve of different sizes. 1973 [See open go s.v. open a. 22 c]. 1978 M. Gilbert Empty House xxiv. 219 Spades, buckets and prawning nets should be left in the porch. 1979 Country Life 24 May 1658/1 The Coquet..is a prawning and shrimping river. |
2. Fishing for salmon using a prawn as bait.
| 1909 Westm. Gaz. 10 May 12/2 Prawning and spinning for salmon has begun on the Hampshire Avon. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 590/1 Prawning for salmon is looked down upon by many as being almost a form of poaching. 1931 E. Taverner et al. Salmon Fishing xxiii. 361 A rod, reel and line suitable for spinning will serve equally well for prawning. |