Gunkholing ?1995

[Jonathan Lighter]

Check Webster's 3rd.  I think it means fishing in secluded coves, inlets, and similar coastal areas.

JL
"Rachel E. Shuttlesworth" <rshuttle at BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote:
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I found this: "Gunkholing can be simply described as a meandering voyage
through the sloughs and rivers of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento River
Delta." at http://www.stella67.com/gunk/gunk.html, presumably going back
to 1995. I guess it refers to exploring holes of gunk...:-)
Rachel

Kathleen E. Miller wrote:
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> In the midst of planning a kayaking trip to Maine, I have come across
> several Web sites and guides talking about "the best gunkholing on the coast."
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> First, is it legal? ;-)
> Second, what exactly is it? It doesn't seem to be in MW, OED or ADH3.
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> Thanks.
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> Kathleen E. Miller
> Assistant to William Safire
> The New York Times

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