fishpot

An open-mouthed wicker basket containing bait, and sunk in the haunts of fish to catch them. fish-royal, s. Eng . Law : A "fish" which, when thrown ashore or caught near the coast, is the property of the sovereign. Whales (which are mammals and not fish) and sturgeons are fishes royal. fish-sauce, s. Sauce, such as anchovy, to be eaten with fish. fish-semblance, s. A mythologic monster partaking of the nature of or resembling a fish.