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trawl

trawl [ trawl ]


noun  (plural trawls)
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  trawl net


2. 
Same as  trawl line




transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle trawled, present participle trawl·ing, 3rd person present singular trawls)
Definition:
 
1. search through large amount of information: to search for something through a large amount of information or many possibilities

2. fisheries fish with trawl: to use or put out a trawl or setline to catch fish

[Mid-16th century. < Middle Dutch traghelen "drag" < traghel "trawl net" < Latin tragula< trahere "pull"]
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