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单词 drail
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Definition of drail in English:

drail

noun dreɪlˈdrāl
Fishing
  • A fish hook and line weighted with lead for dragging below the surface of the water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only variation to this rig might be an increase or a decrease in drail weight to match the current conditions and water depth.
    • I clinch knot a 3oz. drail to my 25lb line.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting part of a plough): from the obsolete verb drail, an alteration of trail.

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale
 
 

Definition of drail in US English:

drail

nounˈdrāl
Fishing
  • A fishhook and line weighted with lead for dragging below the surface of the water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I clinch knot a 3oz. drail to my 25lb line.
    • The only variation to this rig might be an increase or a decrease in drail weight to match the current conditions and water depth.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting part of a plow): from the obsolete verb drail, an alteration of trail.

 
 
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