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Drail

/dɹeɪl/

A hook with a lead shank.

📖 Definitions of "Drail"

noun
  1. 1

    A hook with a lead shank.

  2. 2

    The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook.

  3. 3

    The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw.

verb
  1. 1

    To trail; to draggle.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drail"

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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.
droplinenounA 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.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
fishing hooknounA (generally barbed) sharp curved implement used to catch fish using a line.
fishhooknounA 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.
boulternounOne who boults or sifts.
gorge hooknoun(fishing) Two hooks separated by a piece of lead.
fishing linenounA 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.
fishlinenounA 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).
droppernounA utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
gaffnounA tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
dandy linenounA 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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