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(fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor quotations examples
Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.
2007 February 14, “Correction: Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders”, in New York Times
third-person singular simple present groundfishes, present participle groundfishing, simple past and past participle groundfished
(fishing) To fish for groundfish quotations examples
Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.
2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman