hand line

  • 1hand|line — «HAND LYN», noun. a fishing line cast or dropped by hand …

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  • 2hand line — noun a fishing line managed principally by hand • Syn: ↑handline • Hypernyms: ↑fishing line * * * hand line noun A fishing line without a rod intransitive verb To fish with such a line • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …

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  • 3Hand-line fishing — Handlining is one of the oldest forms of fishing and is still common. The method consists of a single fishing line with a weight and one or more lure like hooks are attached. The line is jigged or moved up and down in a series of short movements …

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  • 4hand line seat — seat (a place where fishermen fish with hand lines (Shetland Isles dialect)) …

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  • 5hand-line — …

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  • 6Hand net — Fishing for salmon with a hand or dip net on the Fraser River, Canada A hand net, also called a scoop net, is a net or mesh basket held open by a hoop. It may or may not be on the end of a handle. Hand nets have been used since antiquity and can… …

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  • 7Hand Held Products — is the world s largest manufacturer of linear and 2D handheld barcode scanners based on imaging technology. Its product range includes rugged mobile computers, image kiosks, and barcode verification devices. Its range of data collection and… …

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  • 8Line — Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen… …

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  • 9Line breeding — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 10Line conch — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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