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Floats (fishing equipment)

Scope note

Devices made of buoyant materials, tied onto a line or net when fishing to control the depth of the fishhook or net.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000256941

Equivalent Terms used

float (fishing equipment)

Created

13yrs ago

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