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troll2 /trōl or trol/ transitive verb- To fish for, or in, with a spinning or otherwise moving bait
- To roll (obsolete)
- To trundle (archaic)
- To spin (archaic)
- To circulate, pass around the table (archaic)
- (Milton troule) to move nimbly, wag (the tongue)
- To utter fluently, set rolling off the tongue (obsolete)
- To sing the parts of (eg a catch or round) in succession (archaic)
- To allure (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To fish with revolving or trailing bait (see also trawl)
- To roll (obsolete)
- To move or run about (obsolete)
- To sing a catch
- To stroll, ramble (obsolete)
noun- A lure for trolling
- An instance of moving round, repetition
- A round song
- Trolling
ORIGIN: Cf OFr troller (Fr trôler) to quest, Ger trollen to roll trollˈer noun trollˈing noun and adjective trollˈing-bait or trollˈing-spoon noun A metallic revolving lure used in trolling |