subs. (nautical).—Explained by quotations.
1724–7. DEFOE, A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain (ed. 1748), I., 150. Persons who dredge or fish for oysters, not being free of the fishery, are called CABLE-HANGERS, and are prosecuted and punished by the Court.
1867. W. H. SMYTH, Sailor’s Word-Book. CABLE-HANGER, a person catching oysters, in the River Medway, not free of the fishery.
