free spoolingn.
/ˌfriː ˈspuːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfri ˈspulɪŋ/ Angling.
The action of allowing the spool of a fishing reel to spin freely. Cf. free spool n.
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1937 Port Arthur (Texas) News 7 Mar. 9/4 Free spooling, the term used when the reel is not in gear, is used when the angler is letting his line go out.
1959 N.Y. Times 24 May 67/2 (advt.) Reel has star drag, on-off click for free spooling.
1995 E. Mitchell Fly Rodding Coast iv. 83 The technique is known as freespooling and it works well.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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