What is a hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing. "The fur-wrought fly." Gay called?
fly — A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing. "The fur-wrought fly." Gay. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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