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codline 
n. a strong 18-thread line, used in cod fishing and also as an all-purpose cord.
- 1800 (1897) My horse . . . is a headstrong, powerful beast and requires a strong double codline to hold him.
- 1934 . . . two Indians walked along the shore towing, or "tracking" the boat with a long cod-line.
- 1958 Oars, cod-line, coffee-can and all, the hand-liner is gone now.
- 1800 (1897) My horse . . . is a headstrong, powerful beast and requires a strong double codline to hold him.