| 单词 | otter board |
| 释义 | otter board in British English (ˈɒtə bɔːd) noun another term for otter (sense 3) otter in British English (ˈɒtə) nounWord forms: plural -ters or -ter 1. any freshwater carnivorous musteline mammal of the subfamily Lutrinae, esp Lutra lutra (Eurasian otter), typically having smooth fur, a streamlined body, and webbed feet 2. the fur of any of these animals 3. Also called: otter board a type of fishing tackle consisting of a weighted board to which hooked and baited lines are attached verb 4. to fish using an otter Word origin Old English otor; related to Old Norse otr, Old High German ottar, Greek hudra, Sanskrit udraotter board in American Englishnoun Nautical one of a pair of large, heavy, square or rectangular plates or boards of metal or weighted wood attached to the trawl lines on each side of the mouth of a trawl net to maintain lateral spread during trawling Word origin [1765–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1765–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bilateral, bonus, civilization, lightweight, statementExamples of 'otter board' in a sentence |
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