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fishline

American  
[fish-lahyn] / ˈfɪʃˌlaɪn /
Or fishing line

noun

  1. a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.


Etymology

Origin of fishline

An Americanism dating back to 1630–40; fish + line 1

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

He found a fishline in the boat, with a stout hook at the end of it.

From Little Wizard Stories of Oz by Neill, John R. (John Rea)

He pulled out of his pocket a fishline wound on a stick.

From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)

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