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monkeyfishing

monkeyfishing
 n.— «In those days, he said, before it was outlawed, fishermen “monkey-fished” area lakes, meaning they would shock the fish and collect them as they floated to the top.» —“Resident Recalls Times Of Drunken Hogs, Monkey-Fishing” by Jovida Fletcher Orlando Sentinel (Florida) Mar. 19, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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