fishgod (fishgod)

In myth., a deity or supernatural power having the form and attributes of a fish, either wholly or in part, as Dagon, a divinity of the Philistines, or the Triton of the Greeks. See cut under Dagon. fish-godde (fish'god"es), п. In myth., a female deity or supernatural power having the form and attributes of a fish, either wholly or in part, as the At arg at is of the Philistines. Derketo became a fish near Ascalon; a fish - godde identified with her was worshipped in Syria, and the fish sacred to her were not eaten. Encyc. Brit., XV. 90. fish-guano (fish'gwänō), п. nure. In a Lauresham record, share of the fishing in Edingero marc a given to the church of St. Nazaríus. D. W. Ro , German Land-holding, p. 45. Bait-fishing, fishing with bait, as distinguished from fishing with artificial flies or the like. - Bony fishing, the menhaden-fishery. [Slang.] - Reef-fishing, fishing on or from coral reefs. [Florida, U. S.]-Rip-fishing, fishing in ripplings or tide-rips, as for pollack. For this purpose the ve el is kept under easy sail, the lines being attached to poles about seven feet long, which project from the sides of the ve el.