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Trotline Definition & Meaning

trotline
noun
  1. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

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What does trotline mean?
a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
What part of speech is trotline?
Trotline is a noun.

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