drail

1 of 2

noun

ˈdrāl,

especially before pause or consonant -āəl

plural -s

1

: a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling for fish (as bluefish)

2

: a perforated iron projecting from the beam of a plow to which the horses are hitched

drail

2 of 2

verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to fish by trolling with a drail

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from obsolete English drail to drag or trail along, perhaps alteration (influenced by draw & drag) of trail

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