great linen.

Brit.

/ˈɡreɪt ˌlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈɡreɪt ˌlaɪn/, Scottish English

/ˈɡret ˌlʌin/

Forms: 1800s– great line; Scottish pre-1700 gartling, pre-1700 gartlynis (plural), pre-1700 girtlang, pre-1700 girtling, pre-1700 greit ling, pre-1700 greitling, pre-1700 greit lyne, pre-1700 gritlyne (Shetland and Orkney), pre-1700 gryt lyne, pre-1700 1700s– great line, 1800s gritline (Shetland and Orkney), 1800s– gartlin, 1800s– grettlin, 1900s– gertlin, 1900s– gretlin.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: great adj., line n.²

Etymology: < great adj. + line n.²

Originally and chiefly Scottish (now chiefly historical).

A long line used in deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and other large fish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > deep-sea long-line

great line1567

long line1688

sea-line1828

tow1834

1567 Edinb. Test. I. f. 31^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Gartling The half of ane gartling bait with all hir ornamentis.

1577 in D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland (1859) 66 Thai had libertie..to fisch..with small lyne, gritlyne, or handlyne.

1594 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) 217 The saidis persones..sall nawayes fische with greit lyneis within the heidlandis of the saidis cuntreyis of Orknay and Zeitland.

1682 ‘Mother Greg’ Burgess Ticket Buckhaven 2 To gather Muscles, Cockles, [etc.]..and therewith to baite the great Line, small Line, hand Lines, Bang-net, and Casting-net.

1762 in W. Sandison Shetland Merchant’s Day-bk. (1934) 34 50 Great Lines 15 Tomelines and 1 thousand Ling hooks.

1793 D. Mackay in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. lii. 572 Cod and ling..are taken with the hand line, the great line, and the small line.

1817 North Country Angler (ed. 4) xxv. 81 The fishermen go off in their cobles, and shoot their great lines.

1831 Aberdeen Mag. 642 There were we sprawlaching in the white jaws like deein' flukes wrigglin' on a greatline.

1863 St. Andrews Gaz. 27 June A great line consists of nine ties.

1899 W. C. McIntosh Resources of Sea ii. 80 The great lines, carrying hooks baited with herring, are the chief means of capture used in the case of the conger.

1952 Fraserburgh Herald 2 Sept. 70 Creels (new), 6 Baskets Great Line, 30 Creel Shots, 6 small Lines.

Compounds

General attributive, as great-line fish, great-line fishing, etc.

ΚΠ

1567 Edinb. Test. I. f. 31^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Gartling The half of ane gartling bait with all hir ornamentis.

a1600 Aberdeen Reg. in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (1825) 514/2 Gryt lyne fische, sic as leing, turbat, keling, & skaitt.

1801 in J. Cranna Fraserburgh (1914) 59 Alexander Stephen at the great line fishing.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Great-line fishing, that carried on over the deeper banks of the ocean..It is more applicable to hand-fishing, as on the banks of Newfoundland, in depths over 60 fathoms.

1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings vi. 126 With the bigger type of boat we'll be able to tackle the great-line fishing in the early part of the year.

2001 R. Smith Making of Scotl. 172/2 Seven local boats fished by the great-line method.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	great line
释义	great linen. Brit. /ˈɡreɪt ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪt ˌlaɪn/, Scottish English /ˈɡret ˌlʌin/ Forms: 1800s– great line; Scottish pre-1700 gartling, pre-1700 gartlynis (plural), pre-1700 girtlang, pre-1700 girtling, pre-1700 greit ling, pre-1700 greitling, pre-1700 greit lyne, pre-1700 gritlyne (Shetland and Orkney), pre-1700 gryt lyne, pre-1700 1700s– great line, 1800s gritline (Shetland and Orkney), 1800s– gartlin, 1800s– grettlin, 1900s– gertlin, 1900s– gretlin. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: great adj., line n.² Etymology: < great adj. + line n.² Originally and chiefly Scottish (now chiefly historical). A long line used in deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and other large fish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > deep-sea long-line great line1567 long line1688 sea-line1828 tow1834 1567 Edinb. Test. I. f. 31^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Gartling The half of ane gartling bait with all hir ornamentis. 1577 in D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland (1859) 66 Thai had libertie..to fisch..with small lyne, gritlyne, or handlyne. 1594 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) 217 The saidis persones..sall nawayes fische with greit lyneis within the heidlandis of the saidis cuntreyis of Orknay and Zeitland. 1682 ‘Mother Greg’ Burgess Ticket Buckhaven 2 To gather Muscles, Cockles, [etc.]..and therewith to baite the great Line, small Line, hand Lines, Bang-net, and Casting-net. 1762 in W. Sandison Shetland Merchant’s Day-bk. (1934) 34 50 Great Lines 15 Tomelines and 1 thousand Ling hooks. 1793 D. Mackay in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. lii. 572 Cod and ling..are taken with the hand line, the great line, and the small line. 1817 North Country Angler (ed. 4) xxv. 81 The fishermen go off in their cobles, and shoot their great lines. 1831 Aberdeen Mag. 642 There were we sprawlaching in the white jaws like deein' flukes wrigglin' on a greatline. 1863 St. Andrews Gaz. 27 June A great line consists of nine ties. 1899 W. C. McIntosh Resources of Sea ii. 80 The great lines, carrying hooks baited with herring, are the chief means of capture used in the case of the conger. 1952 Fraserburgh Herald 2 Sept. 70 Creels (new), 6 Baskets Great Line, 30 Creel Shots, 6 small Lines. Compounds General attributive, as great-line fish, great-line fishing, etc. ΚΠ 1567 Edinb. Test. I. f. 31^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Gartling The half of ane gartling bait with all hir ornamentis. a1600 Aberdeen Reg. in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (1825) 514/2 Gryt lyne fische, sic as leing, turbat, keling, & skaitt. 1801 in J. Cranna Fraserburgh (1914) 59 Alexander Stephen at the great line fishing. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Great-line fishing, that carried on over the deeper banks of the ocean..It is more applicable to hand-fishing, as on the banks of Newfoundland, in depths over 60 fathoms. 1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings vi. 126 With the bigger type of boat we'll be able to tackle the great-line fishing in the early part of the year. 2001 R. Smith Making of Scotl. 172/2 Seven local boats fished by the great-line method. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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