From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trawl
n 1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks
attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn:
{trawl}, {trawl line}, {spiller}, {setline}, {trotline}]
2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: {trawl}, {dragnet}, {trawl net}]
v 1: fish with trawlers
From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]:
trawl
v.
To sift through large volumes of data (e.g., Usenet postings, FTP archives,
or the Jargon File) looking for something of interest.
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