surf-cast

A form of surfcast — To fish by casting into the surf near the shoreline.

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Meanings

verbsurf-cast (third-person singular simple present surf-casts, present participle surf-casting, simple past and past participle surf-cast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) surf-casted)

present singular third person surf-casts · participle present surf-casting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes surf-casted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes surf-casted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of surfcast.

    This also is a good time to surf-cast from the beaches for bluefish, spot, grey trout, and other catches.

    1998, Victor Block, The Pelican Guide to Maryland, →ISBN, page 176
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    We imagine that as he surf-casts and beachcombs, he may do a little Bikini gazing, he isn't too old to look yet.

    1964, Princeton Alumni Weekly - Volume 65, page 548

    He would teach her how to surf-cast. Joe could throw a line until it disappeared out over the water, and landed in the deep pools, where they might catch a striped bass, or a salmon (that's what he said).

    2013, Richard Ben Cramer, Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life, →ISBN, page 340
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