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ledger line en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
   • [W]hen fishing for Eels with a ledger line as well as a floated line, don't be in too much haste to strike when you see a bite, for Eels generally gorge the bait, and consequently hook themselves, if you give them time, […] I always use two hooks on my ledger, placing the top one about two feet above the bottom, and to prevent it from moving from its proper place, fix a shot above it and below it, […] 1823, T[homas] F[rederick] Salter, “Directions How to Angle for and Take the Anguilla, or Eel”, in The Angler’s Guide, Being a New, Plain and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling for Sea, River, and Pond Fish; […], 5th corrected and enlarged edition, London: Printed by R. Carpenter and Son, […], and sold for the author; by T[homas] Tegg, […], →OCLC, 1st part (Bottom Fishing), page 121:
2. A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

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ledger

Translations (12)

fi apuviiva (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · id garis bantu (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · de Hilfslinie (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · es línea adicional (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · is aukalína (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · fr ligne supplémentaire (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · nn hjelpelinje (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · nb hjelpelinje (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · vi dòng kẻ phụ (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · ms garisan lejar (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · it taglio addizionale (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) · el βοηθητική γραμμή (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs)