long-line†

Fisheries

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a long fishing line having many baited hooks, used for deep-sea commercial fishing.

Quotations

1947

Each large boat uses small 'dories,' from which the actual fishing is done by means of trawls or baited long-lines.

1963

[This was] a switch from chasing and harpooning the fish to catching them on long-lines, with baited hooks.