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fishlining

fishlining noun: the practice of attaching an object to a string so as to pass it illicitly from one prison cell to another.

Noun

fishlining (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The practice of attaching an object to a string so as to pass it illicitly from one prison cell to another.

Questions about fishlining

What does fishlining mean?
Fishlining means the practice of attaching an object to a string so as to pass it illicitly from one prison cell to another.
What part of speech is fishlining?
Fishlining is a noun.

Words near fishlining in the dictionary

  1. fishlike
  2. fishline
  3. fishlines
  4. fishling
  5. fishlings
  6. fishlining
  7. Fishlock
  8. Fishlocks
  9. fishlore
  10. fishlouse
  11. fishly

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