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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line.

Walton.

ppr.

Fishing with an angle.

Noun.

A fishing with a rod and line.

angling

angling ‎(countable and uncountable, plural anglings)

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.
- Thomas Barker
  It is a speciall point to have the sun and moon before you, for the very motion of the rod drives all pleasure from you, either by day or by night; in all your anglings, both with worms and flyes, there must be a great care of that.

fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport