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otter trawl

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noun

a trawl net equipped with otter boards.

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Compare beam trawl.

Origin of otter trawl

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby otter trawl

otter board, Otterburn, otterhound, otter shell, otter shrew, otter trawl, otto, Otto cycle, Otto I, Otto II, Otto III

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How to use otter trawl in a sentence

He called Governor Otter a “salesman for the government,” a product no decent Idahoan would ever buy.
The Candidate Named "Pro-Life"|Michael Ames|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He had shot an otter on one of his journeys along the stream, but said he had seen hardly a trace of beavers.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
Of marine mammals the most characteristic are the sea-lion, fur-seal, sea-otter and harbour-seal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Why, I offered to thrash him and his two boys only three weeks ago, for hanging around after dark where I had a trawl set.
The Rival Campers Afloat|Ruel Perley Smith

At that moment White Otter discovered something far away to the northward.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
White Otter shot his arrow at the foremost rider, and the Pawnee fell to the plain.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor