Gangling vs Angling - What's the difference?
gangling | angling |
(nonce, nonstandard) A member of a gang.
* 2007 , Edward Estlin Cummings, Eimi :
(fishing)
A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.
* Thomas Barker
As nouns the difference between gangling and angling
is that gangling is (nonce|nonstandard) a member of a gang while angling is a form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.As an adjective gangling
is awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.As a verb angling is
(fishing).gangling
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Etymology 1
Perhaps from .Etymology 2
From .Noun
(en noun)- "Well, we'll meet in New York and you can see what's left of me! Bon voyage" the ganglings smirked & just beyond Grand, bang into not — da.
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Verb
(head)Noun
(wikipedia angling)- 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.