DCHP-3

squid-jigging

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

the practice of catching squid for bait, using a jig.

Quotations

1905
Jack had told me much of the lore of lobster-catching and squid jigging.
1958
Says Mr. Scammel, "Every greenhorn who goes squid­jiggin' knows what it is like to get the 'juice' right in the eye."