Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pond containing or stocked with fish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pond containing fishes; especially, a pond in which fishes are bred and kept.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a freshwater pond with fish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
freshwater pond stocked withfish ; especially one formerly attached to amonastery etc as a source offood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
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Examples
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The fountain in the fishpond is going tinkletinkletinkle.
She declares a barbecue | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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A cynic said that the chief occupation was to wait at the "fishpond" for new arrivals -- the young ladies angling while their mothers and chaperons -- how shall we say it to complete the figure?
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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A cynic said that the chief occupation was to wait at the "fishpond" for new arrivals -- the young ladies angling while their mothers and chaperons -- how shall we say it to complete the figure?
Their Pilgrimage Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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They symbolized the New Pentecostal, a religion as stagnant as a dying fishpond.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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Here are the stakes ... a very nice cooler from fishpond, which normally sells for $79.
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They symbolized the New Pentecostal, a religion as stagnant as a dying fishpond.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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At this time; keep in mind im in waders, have on my fishpond pack and rod in my hand, i begin to sprint across this open meadow to the road.
Fly Fishing with Mr. 2009
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At this time; keep in mind im in waders, have on my fishpond pack and rod in my hand, i begin to sprint across this open meadow to the road.
Fly Fishing with Mr. 2009
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There's a fishpond, a swimming pool and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom detached guest house.
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Nevertheless the law shows how blissfully unaware our lawmakers and politicians are of what goes on outside their narrow fishpond, and that they have no clue about the effect of their actions on the wider world.
Carlo Strenger: Is Israel Alienating Jews of the World? 2010
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