ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase old line
1.
a. : having a reputation or authority based on seniority : established , experienced
old-line bankers, remembering 1929, shuddered at the shaky loans their young executives … were willing to make — H.H.Martin
there is not a single old-line movie company that doesn't now have some business connection with television — T.M.Pryor
he is an old-line Yankee
b. : out of date : old-fashioned
endorsement of the old-line and supposedly discredited control — S.H.Adams
2. : adhering to old policies or practices : conservative , traditional
the old-line purchasing agent who … defies improvements — G.W.H.Ahl
old-line political parties … had lost the confidence of the public — A.P.Whitaker
earned … the displeasure of the old-line Humanists — G.C.Sellery
3. : of or relating to a legal-reserve insurance company established prior to the rise of fraternal benefit societies
most old-line policies cannot be turned in for cash till after the third year — Time