单词 | drum line |
释义 | > as lemmasdrum line drum line n. (a) a line used for catching drum fish, typically long and using multiple hooks and lead sinkers; (b) a baited line attached to a moored flotation device which has the shape of a cylinder. ΚΠ 1767 G. Washington Invoice 20 July in Papers (1993) VIII. 12 6 Cords of Drum Line. 1867 Athenæum No. 2085. 458/2 A tie of triple drum line. 1966 P. Pinney Restless Men x. 188 ‘That's supposed to anchor a drumline’,..‘How the hell do they expect it to hold a tonne of fighting shark?’ 1986 S. Tate Bring me Duck 31 A drum line was made of 50 yards of #24 white cotton twine, and it had eight 2-ounce net leads for a sinker and two 9 or 10-0 hooks on it. 2013 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 1 Sept. Making more use of drum lines—floating fishing lines with large baited hooks—to catch large sharks. < as lemmas |
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