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gange
CIDE DICTIONARY
gange, v. t. [Of uncertain origin.].
- To protect (the part of a line next a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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