trout tickling
[ trout tik-ling ]
/ ˈtraʊt ˈtɪk lɪŋ /
noun
the practice of stroking a trout’s underbelly with one’s fingers until it goes into a trancelike state, after which the fish can be taken from the water and tossed onto land: often contested as more mythical than actual, the practice has been written of and embellished on since ancient times: She was an old poacher who showed us the art of trout tickling and literally saved us from starvation.
Origin of trout tickling
First recorded in Englsh before 1600
OTHER WORDS FROM trout tickling
trout tick·ler, nounWords nearby trout tickling
trousseau,
trousseau's sign,
trousseau's syndrome,
trout,
trout lily,
trout tickling,
troutperch,
trouveur,
trouville,
trouvère,
trovatore, il
Example sentences from the Web for trout tickling
It is about as good sport as trout-tickling, and much the same kind of business.
A Mortal Antipathy |Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.Kur-Sachsen, as above hinted, was his most delicate operation, in the charming or trout-tickling way.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle