spiller
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- noun
- /ˈspɪlər/
- Archaic
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línea de pesca
- The fisherman set up the spiller in the water to catch more fish using the suspended hooks.
Examples
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The experienced angler explained how a spiller works, showing the lines and hooks attached to it.
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Using a spiller, he was able to increase his catch during the fishing competition.
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It's looking more and more like a timeshare between F-Jax and Spiller when the former returns from his injury.
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His 5.7 yards per carry are second only to the Bills' C.J. Spiller, who has broken plenty of long runs but whose performance is nowhere even near the level of Peterson's.
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Gailey did nothing to quell doubts that Spiller's one-game run as a feature back would come to an end; it clearly has.
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The struggles of the passing game undid another solid outing for running back C.J. Spiller, who carried 14 times for 107 yards.
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C.J. Spiller, my 8th ranked RB for Week 2, tore up the Chiefs, rushing 15 times for 123 yards and 2 TDs, as well as 3 catches for 47 yards.
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Synonyms
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A long fishing line with many baited hooks stretched across water
A long fishing line with many short lines and hooks that hangs between buoys
A long fishing line with many short lines and hooks used to catch fish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spiller comes from the common verb spill ('to let liquid or things fall out') and the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. For the fishing meaning, imagine a long line that 'spills' out many small lines and hooks across the water, so a spiller is the gear that spreads out to catch fish.