Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The most successful one of several fishermen; the one who takes the most fish with his line: also used adjectively. Also
high-hook .
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Examples
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She was among the high-line weavers when the jute mills closed down.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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Often, the only warning a frayed high-line cable gave before separating was a crack splitting the air like a pistol shot.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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Often, the only warning a frayed high-line cable gave before separating was a crack splitting the air like a pistol shot.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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If you have the high-line covered with your blade, for instance, then having your off-hand at chest level leaves your low-line open.
Basic Knife Notions Steve Perry 2010
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My teacher, realizing that you could get attacked either way, put the two together, covering the high-line and low-line, one, two! in sequence.
Archive 2010-02-01 Steve Perry 2010
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So my teacher's teacher adjusted the form to deal with that, starting with a high-line cover.
Rites and Rituals and Mores, Oh, My ... Steve Perry 2010
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The principle is Cover high-line and low-line, whether bare or with a blade.
Basic Knife Notions Steve Perry 2010
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My teacher, realizing that you could get attacked either way, put the two together, covering the high-line and low-line, one, two! in sequence.
Rites and Rituals and Mores, Oh, My ... Steve Perry 2010
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So my teacher's teacher adjusted the form to deal with that, starting with a high-line cover.
Archive 2010-02-01 Steve Perry 2010
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We strive to cover high-line and low-line at all times -- that's a cardinal rule for us.
Archive 2009-07-01 Steve Perry 2009
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