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cork line

cork line is the alternative form of corkline.

Meaning of corkline

Noun

corkline (plural corklines)

  1. 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.
    • Double corklines, one right-hand lay and one left-hand lay to prevent twisting, were used on all gill nets.1957, Special Scientific Report: Fisheries - Issue 205, page 5

Forms of cork line

pluralcork lines

Questions about cork line

What is cork line the alternative form of?
Cork line is the alternative form of corkline.

Words near cork line in the dictionary

  1. cork hat
  2. cork hats
  3. cork it
  4. cork jacket
  5. cork jackets
  6. cork line
  7. cork lines
  8. cork moth
  9. cork oak
  10. cork oaks
  11. cork off

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