White line is made from hemp and it is supplied in skeins of 20 fathoms and measured by weight; the classification '2½-lb line', for example, indicates that 20 fathoms weighs 2½ lb.
Umtya omhlophe wenziwa nge-hemp kwaye unikezelwa ngezikhinkci ezikumlinganiselo wama-20 kwaye zilinganiselwa ngobunzima, zihlelwe ngokomtya ozi-'2Â½-lb', umzekelo, kubonisa ukuba umlinganiselo we-20 ezinobunzima obuzi-2Â½ lb.