Definition of Setline

1. Noun. A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).

Exact synonyms: Spiller, Trawl, Trawl Line, Trotline
Generic synonyms: Fishing Line
Derivative terms: Trawl

Definition of Setline

1. a strong fishing line [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Setline

setenants
setewale
setfoil
setfoils
sethera
sethood
sethoxydim
setiferous
setiform
setiger
setigerous
setiparous
setireme
setiremes
setlike
setline (current term)
setlines
setlist
setlists
setness
setnesses
setoff
setoffs
setoid
setoids
seton
seton operation
seton wound
setons
setose

Literary usage of Setline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Expository Notes, with Practical Observations, on the New Testament by William Burkitt (1844)
"Several bulls and decrees have been sent forth from Koine, commanding that no traffic or commerce be had wilh any heretic in buying or setline, ..."

2. The New General and Mining Telegraph Code by Charles Algernon Moreing, Thomas Neal (1907)
"... Very wet 28.659 setline. . Becoming wetter 28.660 Setoff . . Not so wet as it has been 28.661 Setscrew . ..."

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