■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) fish by letting the fly (but not the line) bob lightly on the water.
■ noun
1》 a fishing fly used in this way.
2》 dialect a rubber-soled shoe.
Origin
C17: symbolic of a flicking movement.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) fish by letting the fly (but not the line) bob lightly on the water.
■ noun
1》 a fishing fly used in this way.
2》 dialect a rubber-soled shoe.
Origin
C17: symbolic of a flicking movement.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004