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ledger lines

ledger lines is the plural of ledger line.

Meaning of ledger line

Noun

ledger line (plural ledger lines)

  1. A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
    • [W]hen fishing for Eels with a ledger line as well as a floated line, don't be in too much haste to strike when you see a bite, for Eels generally gorge the bait, and consequently hook themselves, if you give them time, […] I always use two hooks on my ledger, placing the top one about two feet...1823, T[homas] F[rederick] Salter, “Directions How to Angle for and Take the Anguilla, or Eel”, in The Angler’s Guide, Being a New, Plain and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling for...
    Synonyms:
    ledger
  2. A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

Questions about ledger lines

What is ledger lines the plural of?
Ledger lines is the plural of ledger line.

Words near ledger lines in the dictionary

  1. ledger board
  2. ledger boards
  3. ledger drawing
  4. ledger drawings
  5. ledger line
  6. ledger lines
  7. ledger paper
  8. ledger papers
  9. ledger wall
  10. ledger walls
  11. ledgerdemain

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