Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trawl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trawl \Trawl\, v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. tr[^o]ter, to
drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf.
{Troll}, v. t.]
To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trawl \Trawl\, n.
1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having
many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used
for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. &
Canada]
2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its
ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in
fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the
sea bottom.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trawl
n 1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks
attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl
line}, {spiller}, {setline}, {trotline}]
2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: {dragnet}, {trawl net}]
v : fish with trawlers
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