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bottom fish

1

noun

  1. any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water, as certain of the cod and related species, the flatfishes, and catfishes.

bottom-fish

2

[ bot-uhm-fish ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bottom fish1

First recorded in 1840–50

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