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cork line en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of corkline.
   alt of corkline
   • The cork line must not be submerged more than two fathoms below the surface of the water, the lines attaching the buoys or floats to the cork line must not be more than two fathoms in length, and the points of attachment of said lines on the cork line must not be more than 10 fathoms apart. 1951, Senate Bills, Original and Amended - Volume 3, page 756:
   • Frank turned to Dan, “I noticed that just before we started joking with you that you seemed very interested in how I was hanging that cork line. I could teach you if you like?” 2013, Tom Hunt, Bad Water and Other Stories of the Alaskan Panhandle, →ISBN:
   • As the cork line comes to an end we see another bladder, and beyond it enough rope to connect up the beginning of the second net. 1986, Sidney Wright, Curious Methods of Fishing in the World, page 138:

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