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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 handplay

  Familiarity information: HANDLINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HANDLINE (noun)


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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