name, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire. transitive
2. 2
   To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook. transitive

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Norman.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably of Norman origin.

Etymology 2

Unknown

Related phrases

fishing line

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