tippet
Example Sentences
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“I quickly raised my rod, hoping I would not snap the 5X tippet against his moving weight.”
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
He wears a fine fur tippet about his shoulders and a brown cap; for the time, his dress is strikingly plain.
From Economist • Jul. 30, 2015
Fishing with a 22-inch popper, Chittum shattered the world fly-rod record for "doggies" on 16-pound tippet.
From Time Magazine Archive
When king mackerel is the target, an Albright knot is a strong, simple way to add a wire bite tippet to the leader system.
From Time Magazine Archive
She unwound her traveling veils and threw off her fur tippet.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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