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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

line v.²

[SE line, to cover]

SE in slang uses

In phrases

line one’s flue (v.)

see under flue n.¹

line one’s jacket (v.)

see under jacket n.

line one’s kidneys (v.)

see under kidney n.

line one’s tubes (v.)

see under tube n.¹

line someone with licks (v.) [SE lick, a blow]

(W.I.) to administer corporal punishment.

1979

cited in Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage (1996).