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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a point or line above which flies do not commonly fly.
Quotations
1947
If you are a horseman, the southern reaches will claim you . . . above timberline, above the fly-line.
1963
Another method [of keeping flies off meat] was to tie game or meat to a tall pole and elevate it beyond the fly line, where the sun and air were cooler than nearer the ground.