- single haul
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in fly fishing, pulling out line in a false cast (in the air) only on the forward swing
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
single haul
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haul — [hôl] vt. [17th c. phonetic sp. of HALE2 < ME halen < OFr haler, to draw < ODu halen, akin to Ger holen, to fetch < IE base * kel , to cry out (> L calare): basic sense “to call hither”] 1. to pull with force; move by pulling or… … English World dictionary
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