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
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Give Denham a map, a fishline, a toy boat, a cave, solitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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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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