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otter trawl
noun
- a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of otter trawl1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Cape Cod Bay has a considerable Industry in flounder dragging, the fish being taken by a small type of otter trawl.
From Project Gutenberg
In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will be noted that the positions of the two species are reversed.
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It will be noted that the number of otter-trawl fares from this ground is small.
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