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trotline definition

trot·line (trät′līn′)

noun

a strong fishing line suspended over the water, with short, baited lines hung from it at intervals

Etymology: trot + line

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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