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A weighted line, knotted at fathoms, lowered from the deck and used to determine water depth
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sinking line used in fishing for lower line holding down nets or traps. May have a lead filament or core that would make the rope sink: also called bottom line.
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A cord with a seven to fourteen pound weight at one end. The weight was swung forward of a ship and allowed to sink. As the ship passed over the weighted line, the depth of the water was measured in fathoms
Ãâó: www.usm.maine.edu/maps/lessons/nr06f.htm
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| lead line |
A line used to lead a horse.
Ãâó: www.showmenews.com/2003/jul/20030716Fair006.asp
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