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corklines

corklines is the plural 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

Questions about corklines

What is corklines the plural of?
Corklines is the plural of corkline.

Words near corklines in the dictionary

  1. Corkishes
  2. corkite
  3. corkless
  4. corklike
  5. corkline
  6. corklines
  7. corkmaker
  8. corkmakers
  9. corkmaking
  10. Corkman
  11. Corkmen

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