English

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Etymology

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spin +‎ cast

Noun

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spincast (plural spincasts)

  1. (often attributive) A kind of fishing reel that is thrown from a fixed spool but eliminates the large wire bail and line roller of the spinning reel in favour of one or two simple pickup pins and a metal cup to wind the line on the spool.

Verb

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spincast (third-person singular simple present spincasts, present participle spincasting, simple past and past participle spincasted)

  1. To fish with a reel of this kind.