drail
1 of 2noun
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 2verb
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-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