As nouns the difference between trawl and spillet
is that trawl is a net or dragnet used for trawling while spillet is a long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or boulter.
As a verb trawl
is to take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
trawl
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A net or dragnet used for trawling.
A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
Derived terms
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Verb
(
en verb)
To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
To fish from a slow moving boat.
To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
Related terms
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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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