paternoster
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/ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
noun
- The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.
- A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building.
- A bead-like ornament in mouldings.
- A tackle rig with a heavy sinker at the end of the line, and one or more hooks on traces at right angles spaced above the sinker.
verb
- To try to catch (fish, etc.) with a paternoster rig.
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