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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
Generic synonyms: Fishing Line
Derivative terms: Trawl
Definition of Setline
1. a strong fishing line [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Setline
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 . ..."