fleshliness

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The captain rang the gong, the boat stopped, and fishlines were in demand.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.

"Fish worms, fishhooks, fishlines, bootjack, boot-blacking, and rifle, to say nothing of the dogs—and me!"

From Bad Hugh by Holmes, Mary Jane

I don't notice any fishlines and hooks about here.

From In the Pecos Country / Lieutenant R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

The girls left the boys to wind up the fishlines and "strike camp," as Ralph called taking down the pieces of canvas, and all hustled for the shore.

From Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box by Emerson, Alice B.

Kesshoo made knives and queer spoons out of bone or ivory for Koolee, and for himself he made new barbs for his bladder-dart, new bone hooks for fishlines, and all sorts of things for hunting.

From The Eskimo Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch