HANDLINE

handline, hand line

(noun) a fishing line managed principally by hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

handline (plural handlines)

(angling) A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands.

A firefighting hose held and directed by a team of people.

Verb

handline (third-person singular simple present handlines, present participle handlining, simple past and past participle handlined)

(angling) To fish with a single fishing line held in the hands.

Source: Wiktionary