Angling. An artificial fly adjusted to a leader above the stretcher fly. Also dropper-fly n. at compounds.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > one of a number on line (8) dropper1829 Angling. An artificial fly adjusted to a leader above the stretcher fly. Also dropper-fly n. at compounds. bob-fly1832 in angling, a second artificial fly that bobs on the surface of the water, to indicate the position of the end-fly. dropper-fly1834 = sense 3. bobber1837 He who or that which bobs up and down or in and out; spec. a float used in angling, also the bob-fly (see bob-fly n. at bob, v.3 compounds). stretcher1837 Angling. The artificial fly at the extremity of a casting line to which two or more flies are attached. drop-fly1870 see quot. 1870 (= dropper, n. 3). stretcher-fly1883 (see 11). tail-fly1883 the fly at the end of the leader; a stretcher-fly. |
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