freeline

F4R1E1E1L1I1N1E1

verb

To fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc.

OriginEnglish line ← Middle English fre ← Old English frēo →
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Meanings

verbfreeline (third-person singular simple present freelines, present participle freelining, simple past and past participle freelined)

present singular third person freelines · participle present freelining · participle past freelined · past freelined

  1. fishingTo fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  5. Old Englishfrēo
  6. Middle Englishfre
  7. Englishfree
  8. Englishline
  9. Englishfreeline

From free + line.

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Cite this entry
APA

freeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeline

MLA

“freeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freeline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeline.

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