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trawl

/tɹɔl/ noun C1
  1. A net or dragnet used for trawling.
  2. A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
  3. An exhaustive search. · I embarked on a trawl through my uncle's papers in search of his missing will.

Plural trawls

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