grabbling
n.— «Eddie Browning, who lives in Clyo, about 45 miles from Savannah, said the barehanded fishing method—he calls it grabbling—used to be common along the tributaries in South Georgia, but many practitioners had died off.» —“‘Noodling’ moves into mainstream” by Jim Tharpe Philadelphia Inquirer (Pa.) Mar. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Lynn from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, says her mother used to urge the kids along with Put your shoes on, Lucy, don’t you know you’re in the city? The line comes from a popular song first copyrighted in the mid-1940s that goes in part Put your shoes...
A playwright from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, wonders if anyone outside her home region says they’re going down the shore to mean they’re “going to the beach.” Go down the shore is often used in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and parts of...