night linen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., line n.²

Etymology: < night n. + line n.²

1. Angling. A line with baited hooks set to catch fish at night.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > other types of line

ground-linea1450

ledger-line1653

gildert1681

kipping-linec1686

fly-line1706

night line1726

trout-line1789

train line1828

runner1835

salmon line1850

loop-line1859

stray-line1879

dandy-line1882

kelp line1884

cross-line1891

free line1913

flatline1950

multistrand1960

flatliner1984

1726 Gentleman Angler Pref. A description of..how to lay Night-Lines;..with other nefarious and clandestine Methods.

1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling i. v. 43 You may take a great number of them, by laying in night lines, fastened..to banks, stumps of trees, &c.;..and a proper eel-hook whipped on each.

1826 J. Maude Visit to Niagara 108 The River abounds with fish, principally cat-fish, which are taken with night-lines.

1851 C. Kingsley Yeast viii. 143 You were setting night-lines. I saw a minnow lie on the bank as I came up.

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 359 Night-lines..are the detestation of the true angler.

1925 Z. A. Tilghman Dugout 50 We don't get much time, so we mostly set night-lines.

1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 18–24 Nov. 19/1 Uri lived a bachelor life in his downstairs living room and bedroom combined... Hung with nets, traps, snares and night lines, it was pure heaven.

1994 C. McWilliam Debatable Land (1995) i. 20 Nick began to put down hooks for night lines to get fish.

2. Chiefly British. Usually in form Nightline. A telephone helpline available at night, esp. for university or college students (frequently as the name of such a service); (hence more widely) any overnight out-of-hours telephone service.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > telephone services

answering service1904

information1910

speaking clock1934

talking clock1936

TIM1936

telebus1942

wake-up service1946

subscriber trunk dialling1952

freephone1959

telephone hotline1961

WATS1962

call waiting1963

night line1970

phone-in1970

telephone helpline1970

help-line1980

line1983

Cellnet1984

chat line1984

Vodafone1984

telepoint1987

callback1992

1970 Times 8 Aug. 12/1 Posters have appeared on the campus advertising a service to students called Nightline. ‘Loneliness? Crisis? Despair?’ they say, and gave [sic] a university extension to ring between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The students who run it have been coached by the Telephone Samaritans.

1984 Sojourner (Nexis) 28 Feb. 7 Since I was at home, there was no easily available medical advice (when I called the health service nightline I was told to call my surgeon in the morning).

1997 C. Brookmyre Country of Blind (2001) v. 109 ‘Manson & Boyd has a 24-hour emergency line, doesn't it?.. Who's in the office?’ ‘Woman called Margaret operates the nightline.’

2003 Independent (Nexis) 5 Sept. The national network of university Nightlines. A brilliant directory of useful contacts, helpline numbers and resources.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night line
释义	night linen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., line n.² Etymology: < night n. + line n.² 1. Angling. A line with baited hooks set to catch fish at night. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > other types of line ground-linea1450 ledger-line1653 gildert1681 kipping-linec1686 fly-line1706 night line1726 trout-line1789 train line1828 runner1835 salmon line1850 loop-line1859 stray-line1879 dandy-line1882 kelp line1884 cross-line1891 free line1913 flatline1950 multistrand1960 flatliner1984 1726 Gentleman Angler Pref. A description of..how to lay Night-Lines;..with other nefarious and clandestine Methods. 1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling i. v. 43 You may take a great number of them, by laying in night lines, fastened..to banks, stumps of trees, &c.;..and a proper eel-hook whipped on each. 1826 J. Maude Visit to Niagara 108 The River abounds with fish, principally cat-fish, which are taken with night-lines. 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast viii. 143 You were setting night-lines. I saw a minnow lie on the bank as I came up. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 359 Night-lines..are the detestation of the true angler. 1925 Z. A. Tilghman Dugout 50 We don't get much time, so we mostly set night-lines. 1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 18–24 Nov. 19/1 Uri lived a bachelor life in his downstairs living room and bedroom combined... Hung with nets, traps, snares and night lines, it was pure heaven. 1994 C. McWilliam Debatable Land (1995) i. 20 Nick began to put down hooks for night lines to get fish. 2. Chiefly British. Usually in form Nightline. A telephone helpline available at night, esp. for university or college students (frequently as the name of such a service); (hence more widely) any overnight out-of-hours telephone service. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > telephone services answering service1904 information1910 speaking clock1934 talking clock1936 TIM1936 telebus1942 wake-up service1946 subscriber trunk dialling1952 freephone1959 telephone hotline1961 WATS1962 call waiting1963 night line1970 phone-in1970 telephone helpline1970 help-line1980 line1983 Cellnet1984 chat line1984 Vodafone1984 telepoint1987 callback1992 1970 Times 8 Aug. 12/1 Posters have appeared on the campus advertising a service to students called Nightline. ‘Loneliness? Crisis? Despair?’ they say, and gave [sic] a university extension to ring between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The students who run it have been coached by the Telephone Samaritans. 1984 Sojourner (Nexis) 28 Feb. 7 Since I was at home, there was no easily available medical advice (when I called the health service nightline I was told to call my surgeon in the morning). 1997 C. Brookmyre Country of Blind (2001) v. 109 ‘Manson & Boyd has a 24-hour emergency line, doesn't it?.. Who's in the office?’ ‘Woman called Margaret operates the nightline.’ 2003 Independent (Nexis) 5 Sept. The national network of university Nightlines. A brilliant directory of useful contacts, helpline numbers and resources. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1726
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