Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fish-hook used in trolling.

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Examples

  • The rudder and elevators have formed a pocket in the tail plane, which is like the spoon on a trolling-hook.

    Opportunities in Aviation Gordon Lamont

  • _Down in the water the herring and a large species of salmon trout made their homes, and probably enjoyed themselves till they met with the gill-net and the trolling-hook.

    Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals William Davenport Hulbert 1890

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