a line of nylon or silk, attached to a hook, used for catching fish
fishline in American English
(ˈfɪʃˌlain)
noun
a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing
Also: fishing line
Word origin
[1630–40, Amer.; fish + line1]This word is first recorded in the period 1630–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cachet, concentrate, graphic, platoon, riffle