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Line (The)

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The equator. (See Crossing the Line.)

The deep-sea line. A long line marked at every five fathoms, for sounding the depth of the sea.

The line. All regiments of infantry except the foot-guards, the rifle brigade, the marines, the militia, and the volunteers.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lincoln College (Oxford)
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Lindabridēs
Linden Tree (A)
Lindor
Line
Line (The)
Line a Day (A)
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