otter trawl

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noun

a trawl net equipped with otter boards.

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Nearby words

otter, otter board, otter hound, otter shell, otter shrew, otter trawl, otterbein, otterburn, otterhound, otto, otto cycle

Compare beam trawl.

Origin of otter trawl

First recorded in 1895–1900

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for otter trawl

In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will be noted that the positions of the two species are reversed.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
It will be noted that the number of otter-trawl fares from this ground is small.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich