Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A route or circuit along which a series of animal traps is set.
  • noun The traps set along such a route or circuit.

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  • noun A series or line of traps.

Etymologies

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trap +‎ line.

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Examples

  • Great practice for bigger game, and it feeds the trapline!

    Fun Guns 2009

  • Great practice for bigger game, and it feeds the trapline!

    Fun Guns 2009

  • I now know that after I run my trapline and do a little morning work on the firewood I will be enjoying one last deer hunt before the season ends, and I'll thank your dad tomorrow while I'm basking in the winter solitude.

    Old Guys Know How To Hunt 2009

  • Yes | No | Report from willkillsdeer wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago scout my trapline fish target shoot and WOODCHUCKS!

    What do you guys do during the off season to feed your outdoor enthusiasm? 2009

  • Yes | No | Report from willkillsdeer wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago scout my trapline fish target shoot and WOODCHUCKS!

    What do you guys do during the off season to feed your outdoor enthusiasm? 2009

  • A friend of his, a cowboy of extraordinary skill, ran a trapline during the winter.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2010

  • Marty and Dominique send us DVD's that they film of themselves and their life when they are out on the trapline.

    Don't Miss F&S Feb. 2010

  • Marty and Dominique send us DVD's that they film of themselves and their life when they are out on the trapline.

    Don't Miss F&S Feb. 2010

  • A friend of his, a cowboy of extraordinary skill, ran a trapline during the winter.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2010

  • I now know that after I run my trapline and do a little morning work on the firewood I will be enjoying one last deer hunt before the season ends, and I'll thank your dad tomorrow while I'm basking in the winter solitude.

    Old Guys Know How To Hunt 2009

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