fishline
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fishline
Example Sentences
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In Grand Coulee, Wash., Fisherman F. M. Heaton, returning home fishless, encountered a rattlesnake, tied a slipknot in his fishline, made a cast, proceeded homeward with a rattlesnake steak.
From Time Magazine Archive
Give Denham a map, a fishline, a toy boat, a cave, solitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a pocket for fishline and flies; another pocket jammed tight with first aid equipment, a snakebite kit, a small whetstone, and other necessities of outdoor life.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
The redoubtable Captain John Smith, making his way to the New England coast from Virginia, happened to drop a fishline over what is known now as George's Bank.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
The propeller could no longer turn against the wrapping of wire and heavy fishline.
From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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