Definition of "handline" [handline]

• A fishing line managed principally by hand. (noun)

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• "Spence was supposedly catching the fish with a handline which was a little hokey."
• "I am in those very waters now and much better equipped than Santiago, who had only a hook and a handline."
• "Although the actual angling technique with the rope and handline maneuvers is a bit odd, the rock fishing is pretty common over here."