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trotline

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trot·line  (trtln)
n.
See setline.
[Perhaps from trot.]
trotline [ˈtrɒtˌlaɪn]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a long line suspended across a stream, river, etc., to which shorter hooked and baited lines are attached Compare trawl [2] See also setline
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Noun1.trotline - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)trotline - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline, trawl, trawl line, spiller
fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
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