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fly book

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noun Angling.
  1. a booklike case for artificial flies.
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Origin of fly book

First recorded in 1840–50
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Historical Examples

  • My leader was a piece of gut from my brother's 'cello; my flybook, an old wallet.

    The Joyful Heart

    Robert Haven Schauffler

British Dictionary definitions for flybook

flybook

noun
  1. a small case or wallet used by anglers for storing artificial flies
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