free-spoolingadj.
/ˌfriːˈspuːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfriˈspulɪŋ/ Angling.
Of a fishing reel: having a setting which allows the spool to spin freely; that has a spool which is spinning freely. Cf. free spool n.
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1946 Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 21 Aug. 3/2 (advt.) Free spooling reels, casting rods and artificial bait.
1968 Nature 23 Nov. 752/1 Ross identified the bottom by a decrease in the rate of pay out of line from the free-spooling reel.
2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Oct. 11 A free-spooling, Nottingham-style reel allows the angler to cast the bait into the stream and let the bait trundle through likely lies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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