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- noun uncountable The practice and sport of
noodling (fishing for catfish using the bare hands). - noun countable Musical improvisation.
- verb Present participle of
noodle .
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Yes | No | Report from flatheadman32 wrote 19 weeks 2 days ago noodling is dangerous had a 20 pounder drag me around
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Yes | No | Report from flatheadman32 wrote 19 weeks 2 days ago noodling is dangerous had a 20 pounder drag me around
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If noodling is legal in only seven states, the reason has less to do with the environment than with ethics -- and ethics of a perversely genteel sort.
In the Monster's Maw 1997
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Besides, noodling is just too unpleasant to become very popular.
In the Monster's Maw 1997
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The Republican Noodling Convention (I say "noodling" - because all they did was noodle around a bunch of old ideas and put some Palin-dressing on them) was concluded on Thursday night by a few too many words from John McCain.
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So Mr. Knowlton, a 30-year-old-private citizen, oilman and outdoor enthusiast here, is pushing a bill in the state Legislature to legalize hand fishing, also known as noodling, grabbing or hogging.
Long Arm of the Law Penalizes Texans Who Nab Catfish by Hand Ana Campoy 2011
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I don't want to lose 1/7 of the new housing levy or 1/4 of his term noodling about creating super-agencies.
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The practice, known as noodling, is illegal in the Lone Star state and is subject to fines of up to $500.
Texas Lawmakers Pass Noodling Bill Ana Campoy 2011
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In answer to the charge that it seems he has fashioned an art out of what could be described as noodling, "that could also be a definition of fiction," he says.
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During the last 20 weeks, they made some expected stops on issues like abortion, voter ID, and immigration, and some unexpected ones for shooting hogs from helicopters, regulating puppy mills and making it legal to pull catfish out of the water with your bare hands, a feat known as noodling.
NYT > Home Page By THE TEXAS TRIBUNE 2011
hernesheir commented on the word noodling
Catfish can be noodled. Really.
October 9, 2009
bilby commented on the word noodling
Noodling in Australia means to fossick for gems in a random manner. I first heard it in the opal town of Coober Pedy.
October 9, 2009
sionnach commented on the word noodling
hillbilly catfishing
October 15, 2009