English Explanatory Dictionary

corkline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-corkline.wav

Word forms

corkline corklines cork line

Etymology

From cork + line.

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