·vt To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
II. Trawl ·noun 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.
III. Trawl ·noun 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.