fishline

or fishing line

[ fish-lahyn ]

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

Origin of fishline

1
An Americanism dating back to 1630–40; fish + line1

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How to use fishline in a sentence

  • The stem which anchors this immense frond is so small that the Aleutian Indians use it for fishing-lines.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold