corkline

English

noun
Definitions
  • (fishing) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English cork (stopper, injure by a blow, corkscrew) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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