Fish day

A fast-day; a day on which no other flesh than that of fish is eaten. In the Roman Catholic Church, Friday is appointed to be kept as a fish -day. Fish'er, n . One who practises the catching of fish; an angler; a trawler; a fisherman; as, a fly-fisher. "A fisher now his trembling angle bears." Pope . ( Zool .) A quadruped of the genus MUSTELLA, q. v. Fish'er, in Iowa , a township of Fremont co. Fish'er, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Clarion co. Fish'erm an, n.; pl. FISHERMEN. A fisher; one whose occupation is the catching of fish; an angler. ( Naut .) A fishing-ve el, especially one employed in the codand whale-fisheries. Fisherman's Bay, in California , a post-village of Sonoma co., abt. 50 m. N.W. of Santa Rosa. Fish'ers, in New York , a post-office of Ontario co. Fish'ersburg, in Indiana , a post-village of Madison co., abt. 28 m. N.E. of Indianapolis. Fish'er's Ferry, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of North umber land co. Fish'er's Hill, in Virginia , a lofty eminence, about 20 m. S. of Winchester, lying between the Ma a nutten and North mountains, and with its base washed by a branch of the Shenandoah. This place was the scene of a smart action, Sept. 22, 1864, between a National force under Gen. Sheridan, and one of Confederates commanded by Gen. Early, in which the latter was defeated with the lo of about 1,000 men killed and wounded, over 1,000 prisoners, and 16 guns. Among the killed were Gens. Rhodes and Good win. The Union casualties numbered about 3,000. Fish'er's Island, in New York, at the E. end of Long Island. Fish'er's Landing, in N. Y. , a P. O. of Jefferson co. Fish'er's Landing, in Washington , a village of Clarke co., about 8 m. from Vancouver. Fish'er's Point, in W. Virginia , a P. O. of Jackson co. Fish'er's River, in North Carolina , enters the Yadkin from Surry co. Fish'er's Sound, an arm of the Pacific ocean, in British North America, separating Prince Royal Islands from the Continent; Lat. 52° N., Lon. 130° W. Fish'ersville, in Connecticut , a village of Windham co., on French river, about 40 m. N.N.E. of Norwich Fishers'ville, in N. Hampshire , formerly a post-village of Merrimac co., now part of Concord and Boscawen. Fish'ersville, in Virginia , a post-village of August a co., abt. 7 m. S.E. of Staunton. Fish'er-town, n. A fishing-village; a town or village inhabited by fishermen. "Lyme in Dor chester shire, a little Asher -town."-Clarendon. Fish'erville, in Kentucky , a P. O. of Jefferson co. Fish'erville, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Dauphin co. Fish'ery, n. The art or busine of eatching fish; as, the whale - fishery.- A place for catching fish. - See RIVER FISHERIES, SEA FISHERIES. IMG:content-0159.jpg:[graphic]