Minnow vs Wobbler - What's the difference?
minnow | wobbler |
A small freshwater fish of the carp family.
More generally, any small fish.
(football) A low-level team, in comparison to their opponents.
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, date=January 29
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town
, work=BBC
(fishing) to fish minnows
(fishing) to fish (especially trout) using a minnow as bait
(curling) A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
(colloquial, legal) A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
(fishing) A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
(slang, British) Sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage, a tantrum.
In fishing terms the difference between minnow and wobbler
is that minnow is to fish (especially trout) using a minnow as bait while wobbler is a fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.As a verb minnow
is to fish minnows.minnow
English
(wikipedia minnow)Alternative forms
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.}}