shrimping (Meaning)
shrimping
to fish for or catch shrimps, a small crustacean (such as an amphipod or a branchiopod) resembling the true shrimp, a very small or unimportant person or thing, to fish for or catch shrimp, any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food, a very small or puny person or thing, any of numerous small mostly marine shellfish that are crustaceans related to the lobsters, that have a long slender body, an abdomen that is very thin from side to side, and long legs, and that include some important as food
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to fish for or catch shrimps, a small crustacean (such as an amphipod or a branchiopod) resembling the true shrimp, a very small or unimportant person or thing,
harvesting, sealing,fishing, clamming,whaling, gathering, accumulating, reaping, foraging, picking
seeding,planting,sowing,
The coastal town was known for its thriving shrimping industry.
The shrimping boats ventured out to sea in search of their elusive quarry.
The shrimping nets were lowered into the depths, hoping to snare the crustaceans.
The shrimping season brought excitement and abundance to the local community.