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fly line

noun Angling.

a line for use in fly-fishing.

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a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.

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Words nearby fly line

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So we have to use artifice, and lift our Posthof above the fly-line and the mosquito-line into the night air.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells

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