angling

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angling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Angle \An"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Angling.]
     1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
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     2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as,
        to angle for praise.
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              The hearts of all that he did angle for. --Shak.
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  Angling \An"gling\, n.
     The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and
     line. --Walton.
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angling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  angling
      n 1: fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)