Meaning of fish house | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Business that supports and buys from fishermen.
2. Temporary structure for ice fishing
3. Fish restaurant

Examples

“In the center of the fish house, a metal conveyor belt dropped stiff, gaping trout onto a second belt to be sorted into bins according to size.”

“On the Chickahominy, the Hazelwood brothers' fish house at Hicks Island and the Menzel brothers' fish house near the old shipyard thrived by serving local and distant markets. As late as 1977, a Publick Observer article boasted, "If you are served turtle soup in Atlanta or catfish in Ft. Wayne, Ind., chances are good that the main ingredients came from the waters of the James or the Chickahominy."”

“There was a pier, a marina, a fish house, and a large anchorage by the fish house for both commercial shrimpers and charter fishing boats.”

“Except as provided in paragraph (d), a shelter, including a fish house or dark house, may not be on the ice between 12:00 a.m. and one hour before sunrise after the following dates:”

“When holes are drilled and a fish house put up, it's time to get busy.”

“Later that winter Melvin had an old fish house that he set up for me to use when Dad and I came to visit.”

“Along U.S. Route 1, you'll find the area's best family fish house, the Captain's Tavern, with an ideal mix of both simple fried fish and designer seafood.”

“When he was living in Portugal, he would cook them at the beach over a driftwood fire, skewered on a stick. This recipe is a mash-up of Joseph's method and a recipe from a fish house on the Amalfi Coast”

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