Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In angling, a heavy ring of metal run down a fishing-line to clear it of obstructions.
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R. O.: Ay, and there's the damping box for the gut points, and the pin to clear the eyeholes of the hooks, and the linen cloth to wrap the trout in, and the clearing-ring, and the knee-pads, and whole magazines of flies.
Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior
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