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mooching [see mooch, v.] 
n. See 1960 quote.
- 1960 . . . mooching just consists of dropping a line over the side of a boat with a weight attached to take it to the required depth, and a herring strip attached to a hook for bait.
- 1963 And before you ask, by "mooching" I mean mostly drifting with light tackle for heavy fish; not mooching gas.
- 1960 . . . mooching just consists of dropping a line over the side of a boat with a weight attached to take it to the required depth, and a herring strip attached to a hook for bait.