fishing

  • 131fishing industry —    Two of the main reasons usually cited as favourable to the growth of superstition are dangerous working conditions and the degree on which success/failure is affected by luck rather than skill. Fishing has clearly fulfilled both these criteria …

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  • 132Fishing Creek — The United States Geological Survey s Geographic Names Information System gives about 80 returns for streams with this name; the number gets up toward 200 when place names are part of the argument. Certain of these may refer to:*Battles **Battle… …

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