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(1):

(v. t.) To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) 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.