"expiscation" meaning in All languages combined

See expiscation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: expiscations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} expiscation (countable and uncountable, plural expiscations)
  1. (archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing. Tags: archaic, countable, formal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-expiscation-en-noun-E4CUCVh2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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