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Trawl vs Thrawl - What's the difference?

trawl | thrawl |

As nouns the difference between trawl and thrawl

is that trawl is a net or dragnet used for trawling while thrawl is a stone slab or shelf used to keep food cool in a pantry or larder in the days before refrigeration was domestically available.

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

    *

    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

    *

    thrawl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A stone slab or shelf used to keep food cool in a pantry or larder in the days before refrigeration was domestically available.
    • He placed the side of beef on the thrawl

    Usage notes

    *This term was used mainly in Yorkshire & Derbyshire.