TRAWLING

Noun

trawling (countable and uncountable, plural trawlings)

A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat.

A laborious search.

Verb

trawling

present participle of trawl

Source: Wiktionary


TRAWL

Trawl, v. i. Etym: [OF. trauler, troller, F. trôter, to drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf. Troll, v. t.]

Definition: To take fish, or other marine animals, with a 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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