trotline
[ trot-lahyn ]
noun
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
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How to use trotline in a sentence
No nibbles on the trotline last night, but a huge fish heaved his side out of the water just now.
The houseboat book | William F. Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for trotline
trotline
/ (ˈtrɒtˌlaɪn) /
noun
angling a long line suspended across a stream, river, etc, to which shorter hooked and baited lines are attached: Compare trawl (def. 2) See also setline
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