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handline

The English word “handline” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands.
  2. A firefighting hose held and directed by a team of people.

verb

  1. To fish with a single fishing line held in the hands.

Etymology

From hand + line.

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