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sounding lead

[leed] .
–noun
See under sounding line.

sounding line

–noun
a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.

Origin:
1300–50; ME
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sounding lead   (lěd)   
n.  The metal weight at the end of a sounding line.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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