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HANDLINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handline mean?
• HANDLINE (noun)
The noun HANDLINE has 1 sense:
1. a fishing line managed principally by hand
Familiarity information: HANDLINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fishing line managed principally by hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hand line; handline
Hypernyms ("handline" is a kind of...):
fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)
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