fishline

or fishing line

[ fish-lahyn ]

noun

1. a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing. fish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishline¹

An Americanism dating back to 1630–40; fish + line ¹

Example Sentences

He was apparently very busy doing something with a piece of fishline and a pair of long-legged rubber boots.

From Project Gutenberg

So I stands there lookin' him over while he unwraps about four yards of fishline from around the neck of a leather money pouch.

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But I always regretted that I did not take along a fishline, just to "throw in" the brook we passed.

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He found a fishline in the boat, with a stout hook at the end of it.

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A pump that won't work is like a fishline without a hook—good for nothin'.

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