high linen.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˌlaɪn/

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

Etymology: < high adj. + line n.²

North American.

1. Fishing colloquial. The person who or boat which catches the most fish during a particular period of time; frequently as a title. Occasionally also: a good catch. Cf. high hook n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > with good catch

high hooka1813

high line1856

high liner1868

1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing xviii. 354 Several had at different times been ‘high line’ from Harwich.

1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 196 In a single day a high-line fisherman has caught from ten to fifteen barrels.

1902 Forest & Stream 12 July 29/2 A catch of ten or a dozen fish in the first-named waters being regarded as ‘high line’.

1916 Ann. Rep. Commissioners on Inland Fisheries & Game 1915 64 The high line of the seining fleet was steamer ‘Lois H. Corkum’.

2007 H. B. Franklin Most Important Fish in Sea iii. 31 The man who caught the most fish—known then as the ‘high line’ (today called the ‘high hook’)—hauled in 127 fish in one night.

2. Forestry. In logging: an overhead cable attached high above the ground to a spar tree, used to haul logs out of the forest. Also attributive in high-line logging. Cf. high lead n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > overhead cable

skyline1915

high line1920

1920 Herald Gospel Liberty 1 July 638/1 Our own ‘Sky Pilot’..told us something of the ‘High Lead’ or ‘High Line’ used in bringing down the big logs of the forest.

1940 Oregon: End of Trail (Federal Writers' Project) 369 Sharp declivities, now denuded of spruce, cedar, and hemlock, indicate the site of former high-line logging.

1964 H. O'Connor Revol. in Seattle iii. 59 In the larger operations there could be several high-lines operating in various parts of the forest and feeding into the railroad.

2001 J. L. Luskin Dear Cec! (new ed.) (e-book, accessed 26 June 2013) xxvii Loggers felled trees, chain hooked them to the ‘drag line’ to be snaked to the ‘high line’.

Derivatives

ˈhigh liner n. Fishing (colloquial) the person who or boat which catches the most fish during a particular period of time; cf. sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > with good catch

high hooka1813

high line1856

high liner1868

1868 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 499/2 There are instances when ‘high liners’, as they are termed (meaning extra smart hands), will earn five to six hundred dollars.

1918 Pacific Fisherman Year Bk. 95/1 The Corona was high liner for several different months, her largest fare being 46,000 lbs.

2010 L. Greenlaw Seaworthy xiii. 234 He had twice the boat and twice the gear and was the high-liner of the fleet.

ˈhigh-lining n. Forestry (now historical and rare) the use of high lines (sense 2) in logging.In quot. 1919: this practice engaged in competitively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs

flume1784

log-rollinga1792

drive1835

river-driving1843

river drive1845

sluice-way1851

sacking1860

timber drivea1861

skidding1877

log-running1878

skid road1880

rigging1897

swamping1902

log-drivea1904

high lead1905

high-lining1919

1919 Amer. Lumberman 12 July 47/3 In the sporting events of their own choice, log rolling, high lining, wrestling and boxing, the men of the forest showed the people the class of material of which they were made.

1942 H. D. Anderson Calif. State Govt. viii. 333 The wasteful methods of ‘high lining’, whereby cables were strung from tree to tree and great felled trees were dragged through the forest.

1965 Brit. Columbia Digest Sept. 20/1 But many [high-riggers] just disappeared, as did the giant trees they had topped, limbed and rigged for high-lining.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	high line
释义	high linen. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., line n.² Etymology: < high adj. + line n.² North American. 1. Fishing colloquial. The person who or boat which catches the most fish during a particular period of time; frequently as a title. Occasionally also: a good catch. Cf. high hook n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > with good catch high hooka1813 high line1856 high liner1868 1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing xviii. 354 Several had at different times been ‘high line’ from Harwich. 1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 196 In a single day a high-line fisherman has caught from ten to fifteen barrels. 1902 Forest & Stream 12 July 29/2 A catch of ten or a dozen fish in the first-named waters being regarded as ‘high line’. 1916 Ann. Rep. Commissioners on Inland Fisheries & Game 1915 64 The high line of the seining fleet was steamer ‘Lois H. Corkum’. 2007 H. B. Franklin Most Important Fish in Sea iii. 31 The man who caught the most fish—known then as the ‘high line’ (today called the ‘high hook’)—hauled in 127 fish in one night. 2. Forestry. In logging: an overhead cable attached high above the ground to a spar tree, used to haul logs out of the forest. Also attributive in high-line logging. Cf. high lead n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > overhead cable skyline1915 high line1920 1920 Herald Gospel Liberty 1 July 638/1 Our own ‘Sky Pilot’..told us something of the ‘High Lead’ or ‘High Line’ used in bringing down the big logs of the forest. 1940 Oregon: End of Trail (Federal Writers' Project) 369 Sharp declivities, now denuded of spruce, cedar, and hemlock, indicate the site of former high-line logging. 1964 H. O'Connor Revol. in Seattle iii. 59 In the larger operations there could be several high-lines operating in various parts of the forest and feeding into the railroad. 2001 J. L. Luskin Dear Cec! (new ed.) (e-book, accessed 26 June 2013) xxvii Loggers felled trees, chain hooked them to the ‘drag line’ to be snaked to the ‘high line’. Derivatives ˈhigh liner n. Fishing (colloquial) the person who or boat which catches the most fish during a particular period of time; cf. sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > with good catch high hooka1813 high line1856 high liner1868 1868 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 499/2 There are instances when ‘high liners’, as they are termed (meaning extra smart hands), will earn five to six hundred dollars. 1918 Pacific Fisherman Year Bk. 95/1 The Corona was high liner for several different months, her largest fare being 46,000 lbs. 2010 L. Greenlaw Seaworthy xiii. 234 He had twice the boat and twice the gear and was the high-liner of the fleet. ˈhigh-lining n. Forestry (now historical and rare) the use of high lines (sense 2) in logging.In quot. 1919: this practice engaged in competitively. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs flume1784 log-rollinga1792 drive1835 river-driving1843 river drive1845 sluice-way1851 sacking1860 timber drivea1861 skidding1877 log-running1878 skid road1880 rigging1897 swamping1902 log-drivea1904 high lead1905 high-lining1919 1919 Amer. Lumberman 12 July 47/3 In the sporting events of their own choice, log rolling, high lining, wrestling and boxing, the men of the forest showed the people the class of material of which they were made. 1942 H. D. Anderson Calif. State Govt. viii. 333 The wasteful methods of ‘high lining’, whereby cables were strung from tree to tree and great felled trees were dragged through the forest. 1965 Brit. Columbia Digest Sept. 20/1 But many [high-riggers] just disappeared, as did the giant trees they had topped, limbed and rigged for high-lining. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1856
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