As nouns the difference between boulter and spillet
is that boulter is a long, stout fishing line with many hooks attached while spillet is a long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or boulter.
spillet
English
Alternative forms
* spilliard
Noun
(
en noun)
A long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or boulter.
(
Webster 1913)
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