paradun

English

Etymology

Blend of parachute +‎ dun

Noun

paradun (plural paraduns)

  1. (fishing) A kind of fly used in fishing.
    • 1991, Ed Engle, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters, page 96:
      Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when […]
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