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burley

burley

9.5
Chopped fish bits thrown into water to attract fish when fishing
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrli/
  • Australian
translation icon : cebo
  • Anglers often use burley, which consists of chopped fish, to attract more fish to their lines.

Examples

  • He spread the burley in the water to draw the fish closer to his boat.

  • Using burley during fishing trips usually increases the chance of a good catch.

  • The outlook for Burley tobacco is not promising.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Burley-producing area had the most complex pattern of change between 2002 and 2007 (see Figure 3).

    Academic text (2011)

  • Many counties in the flue-cured tobacco areas of North Carolina and in the dark tobacco areas of western Kentucky actually increased their tobacco acreage, but many counties in the burley areas of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee and western North Carolina lost more than half.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Burley, W. W., Hall, B. W., Villeme, M. G., & Brockmeier, L. L. (1991). A path analysis of the mediating role of efficacy in first-year teachers' experiences, reactions, and plans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

bait
vsburley
79 1.0

Food put to attract fish or animals to catch them

is a specific mixture of chopped fish parts and other attractants scattered to lure fish
chum
vsburley
  • Specialized
9 8.6

Chopped fish and oil used as bait to attract fish

includes other attractants and fish parts rather than only fish oils

Surface Forms

burley singular
burleys plural

Etymology

Burley for fishing bait is a fisherman's word, also spelled 'berley', for chopped fish or other bits thrown into the water to attract fish. A helpful way to remember it is to picture small pieces of fish spread to 'lure' larger fish closer, which is exactly what burley does.