📖 Definitions of "Drail"
noun
- 1
A hook with a lead shank.
- 2
The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook.
- 3
The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw.
verb
- 1
To trail; to draggle.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drail"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hair rignoun | (fishing) A piece of tackle allowing the bait to be linked to the hook by a thread rather than directly mounted on the hook. |
| droplinenoun | A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks. |
| dragnetnoun | (law enforcement, figuratively) A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects. |
| downriggernoun | (fishing) A large reel of heavily weighted steel wire fishing line used to fish with trolled bait at great depths. |
| hooknoun | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| fishing hooknoun | A (generally barbed) sharp curved implement used to catch fish using a line. |
| fishhooknoun | A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing. |
| baithooknoun | (fishing) A hook that can be baited. |
| sockdolagernoun | (US, slang, dated) A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument. |
| boulternoun | One who boults or sifts. |
| gorge hooknoun | (fishing) Two hooks separated by a piece of lead. |
| fishing linenoun | A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached. |
| spring hooknoun | (fishing) An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook. |
| ledger baitnoun | (fishing) Fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. |
| fishlinenoun | A fishing line. |
| anglenoun | (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| droppernoun | A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time. |
| gaffnoun | A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. |
| dandy linenoun | A kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. |
| trollnoun | (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. |
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