Stew pond

A stew pond or stew is a fish pond used to store live fish ready for eating.[1]

During the Middle Ages, stews were often attached to monasteries, to supply fish over the winter.

References

  1. Nash, Colin (2011) The History of Aquaculture p. 28–29, John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-8138-2163-4.

See also

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