Fish (f&ibreve_;sh), n. [F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.] A counter, used in various games.
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Fish (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fishing.] 1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.
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2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments.
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Any other fishing question. Sir W. Scott.
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