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whale line Fur Trade, Obs. 
a heavy rope or line often used for tracking boats or canoes.
See also: tracking line
- 1784 (1954) "We shall be greatly distressed next Spring unless you or East Main can assist us with some 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch whale line."
- 1913 . . . hauling, inch by inch, against the force of a rapid or fall with a whale or "main" line.
- 1784 (1954) "We shall be greatly distressed next Spring unless you or East Main can assist us with some 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch whale line."