Meaning & use
Drail
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A weighted fishing hook or sinker attached to a line, used to keep bait or a lure down while trolling.
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He rigged a drail to his line before trolling for mackerel off the point.
The old tackle box still held a couple of rusted drails from decades of fishing trips.
A note on using this word
A specialized term from angling, rarely encountered outside fishing manuals and tackle catalogs.
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sinker
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