linefish, noun

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EnglishShow more Back-formation from general English line-fishing.
see quotation 1977. Also attributive.
1977 Fair Lady 8 June (S. Afr. Cookery Suppl.) 29Line fish, rock fish or angling fish normally means the smaller (and tastier) species of fish either caught by anglers from the rocks or with hand-lines from boats — not the ubiquitous larger fish..which are usually caught with nets by trawlers.
1983 S. Afr. Panorama Jan. 12Apart from the three main branches of the industry already mentioned, there are others of lesser importance such as bait, shrimps and prawns, perlemoen and line fish.
1983 M. Fairall When in Durban 69Baked linefish (fresh off the ski-boats and into the oven).
1984 E. Prov. Herald 10 May 21Detailed research under the auspices of the South African National Committee for Oceanographic Research is at present under way into about 50 linefish species in our waters.
1988 Fair Lady 16 Mar. 1162 cm-thick slices linefish (kabeljou, snoek, steenbras, yellowtail).
1990 J. McArthur in Sunday Tribune 21 Oct. (Today) 4My companion decided to have the fresh linefish of the day and I was given a good report on the more than generous portion.
1992 Weekly Mail 3 July 12Most inland consumers will at some time or another have ordered ‘fresh fish’ or ‘line fish of the day’ in a restaurant.
1992 SA Commercial Marine Vol.1 No.2, 33Drastic changes in linefish regulations..which severely restrict the bag limit of certain species, are the result of recommendations from the SA Linefish Management Association which consists of representatives of sport and commercial anglers, researchers, law enforcement authorities, the Cape Provincial Administration and the Natal Parks Board.
1993 Natal Mercury 1 Jan. (Funfinder) 4Linefish is ‘scaled’ with sliced potatoes and served on spinach with a creamy herb sauce.
see quotation 1977. Also attributive.
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