noodle
v.— «“Noodling” is only possible in rocky streams, where ledges project into the water.» —“‘Noodling’ is the Newest Way to Fish” in Kansas City, Mo. Fort Wayne Daily News (Ind.) Aug. 18, 1916. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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