What is a short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line called?
snell — A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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