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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a fisherman or fishing boat making the largest catch during a specified time.
See: highliner
Quotations
1890
Always "high line," he was always "filled up" with the split mackerel of the North Bay.
1899
The Annie Greenlaw is commanded by Capt John Greenlaw, one of the smartest and best-known skippers in the haddocking fleet, who is certainly high line of the fleet this year.