handline

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

hand +‎ line

Noun[edit]

handline (plural handlines)

  1. (fishing) A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands.
  2. A firefighting hose held and directed by a team of people.

Verb[edit]

handline (third-person singular simple present handlines, present participle handlining, simple past and past participle handlined)

  1. (fishing) To fish with a single fishing line held in the hands.