| 单词 | bank-runner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbank-runner a. A peg for attaching a line to the bank, a float, etc. Frequently as bank-runner. Cf. trimmer n. 9. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > other fishing devices raw1533 taining1533 kepper1558 rack1735 fluke-rake1766 runner1766 jig1846 bush1880 fish-gorge1883 gorge1883 1766 R. Brookes Art of Angling (new ed.) 155 Runners, bits of Quills to fasten your Line to your Float. 1820 T. F. Salter Troller's Guide xi. 95 If the lines were fastened to bank runners instead of peg sticks, the angler would sustain much less loss of lines, hooks and Eels, as the line gives way gradually from the runner. 1834 J. Baddeley London Angler's Bk. 79 Unwind as much line from your hand runner as will reach the spot you intend to cast your bait to. 1882 D. Foster Sci. Angler ix. 98 In some parts a small quill float is used, being attached with a wire loop at each extremity, in lieu of the ordinary runner. 1937 P. Gosse Traveller's Rest vi. 161 To catch pike..he recommends the use of such miserable and cruel contraptions as bank-runners and trimmers. 1956 A. Savory Lazy Rivers xix. 161 At last we came to where one of the bank-runners was set. There was an eel of about 1 lb. on the hook. 1998 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 21 Mar. 35 A hook and a live bait was attached to the line and cast into the water; the runner was stuck into the bank and you came back and collected your pike the next day. < as lemmas |
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