royal coachman
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He cut a short pole at the water’s edge and drew from one of his pockets a bit of line and a draggled fly that had once been a royal coachman.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018
Or perhaps a royal coachman would be—Chrrr-p! goes the reel.
From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry
There is a flash of purple and gold in the water, a great splash on the surface,—Leviathan has risen; Willibert has struck him; the royal coachman is fast in his upper lip.
From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry
Nearest the rod he put a royal coachman, next to it a blue quill, and at the end a ginger quill.
From The Highgrader by Hutchison, D. C.
Mr. Allen sat on an old moss-covered stump joining his rod and arranging his long, white leader, to which he had attached a royal coachman and a gray hackle.
From Buffalo Roost by Cheley, F. H.
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