Ganging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡæn.d͡ʒɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ganging is a noun meaning (fishing) A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing.
Meaning
(fishing) A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing.
More Meanings
- The formation of a gang or clique.
- present participle and gerund of gang
Example Sentences
The object of the snood swivels, in which the gangings are so easily adjustable, is to save time in removing the fish and in baiting the hooks.
Some never-atrophying instinct warned him of danger, of gangings up against him--he was never so dangerous himself as when others considered him surrounded.
The full length of each tub was just under half a mile and had a total of 270 gangings and hooks if it was a nine-foot rig. Each line was coiled into a wooden barrel three feet in diameter and thirty inches high.
Word Forms
- gangings
Related Words
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