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  • noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys.)

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  • noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps from trot.]

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  • A heavy fishing line with a series of baited hooks attached at intervals suspended horizontally in a river or lake.

    October 9, 2009