snell

(snel)

adjective

Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger schnell

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noun

a short length of gut, nylon, etc. used to attach a fishhook to a fish line

Origin: U.S. dial. < ?

transitive verb

to attach (a fishhook) to a snell

See snell in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A length of fine threadlike material, such as monofilament or gut, that connects a fishhook to a heavier line; a length of leader.

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