ledger line

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Notes in ledger lines (sense 2) above the staff

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ledger line (plural ledger lines)

  1. (fishing) A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
    Synonym: ledger
    • 1823, T F Salter, “Directions How to Angle for and Take the Anguilla, or Eel”, in The Angler’s Guide, Being a New, Plain and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling for Sea, River, and Pond Fish; , 5th corrected and enlarged edition, London: Printed by R. Carpenter and Son, , and sold for the author; by T Tegg, , →OCLC, 1st part (Bottom Fishing), page 121:
      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, […]
  2. (music) 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.

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