Definitions
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- noun A central
line connecting asled etc. to the individual tuglines of the animals that draw it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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My six dogs — Ronja, Sira, Turbo Tony, Ask, Baloo, and Nero — were eager to follow, barking and howling and jumping straight up against the gangline that connected them to the sled, telling me to let go of the brakes I'd just been told to use frequently.
Doggone Crazy Fun 2010
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They get yelled at when they chew on the gangline and petted when the run is over.
NYT > Opinion By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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When Murphy stands on the brake and sets the snow hook - a two-pronged anchor - the gangline quivers with tension.
NYT > Opinion By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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We slow now and then to let the teams behind us stay close, and when we do, the dogs - seven of them, right and left of the gangline hooked to their harnesses
NYT > Opinion By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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We slow now and then to let the teams behind us stay close, and when we do, the dogs - seven of them, right and left of the gangline hooked to their harnesses
NYT > Opinion By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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When Murphy stands on the brake and sets the snow hook - a two-pronged anchor - the gangline quivers with tension.
NYT > Home Page By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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When Murphy stands on the brake and sets the snow hook - a two-pronged anchor - the gangline quivers with tension.
The Glittering Eye Dave Schuler 2010
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They get yelled at when they chew on the gangline and petted when the run is over.
NYT > Opinion By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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We slow now and then to let the teams behind us stay close, and when we do, the dogs - seven of them, right and left of the gangline hooked to their harnesses
NYT > Home Page By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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They get yelled at when they chew on the gangline and petted when the run is over.
NYT > Home Page By VERLYN KLINKENBORG 2010
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