Definition of "gill-netting" [gill-netting]

• The use of a gill-net; fishing or taking fish with a gill-net. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The ledge and the hard bottom about it make good gill-netting grounds for cod in the spring months."
• "This is growing steadily in importance as a gill-netting ground."
• "Off Newburyport and N. and SW. of the Isle of Shoals are gill-netting grounds that are much used."