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line (one's) pockets

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line 2   (līn)   
tr.v.   lined, lin·ing, lines
  1. To fit a covering to the inside surface of: a coat lined with fur.

  2. To cover the inner surface of: Moisture lined the walls of the cave.

  3. To fill plentifully, as with money or food.


[Middle English linen, from line, flax, linen cloth, from Old English līn, from Latin līnum; see lno- in Indo-European roots.]
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