Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ledger line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: ledger -line
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.

noun

A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

Example Sentences

"[W]hen fishing for Eels with a ledger line as well as a floated line, don't be in too much haste to strike when you see a bite, for Eels generally gorge the bait, and consequently hook themselves, if you give them time, […] I always use two hooks on my ledger, placing the top one about two feet above the bottom, and to prevent it from moving from its proper place, fix a shot above it and below it, […]"

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

ledger lines (plural) leger line (alternative)

Synonyms

ledger leger line

Questions

What does ledger line mean?: A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.

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