Meanings
fishpool1
nounfishpool (plural fishpools)
plural fishpools
- A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
“Yes,” said our father, when Jem asked him if we could go over and sit by Miss Rachel’s fishpool with Dill, as this was his last night in Maycomb.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
Fishpool2
proper nounFishpool (countable and uncountable, plural Fishpools)
plural Fishpools
- countableuncountableA suburban area of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8009).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname.
Origin
fishpool · noun
- Old Englishfisċpōl“fishpond”
- Middle Englishfischpol
- Englishfishpool
From Middle English fischpol, from Old English fisċpōl (“fishpond”), equivalent to fish + pool.
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APA
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“fishpool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishpool. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishpool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishpool.
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