| Troll (troll) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Troll |
| [Icel. troll. Cf.
Droll, Trull.] (Scand. Myth.) |
A supernatural
being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant,
and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.
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| Troll (troll) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Troll |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Trolled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. trô]ler, Of.
troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf.
G. < |
To move
circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in
drinking.
To sing the parts of in succession, as of a
round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
To angle for with a trolling line, or with a
book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
To fish in; to seek to catch fish
from.
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To roll;
to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and
six.
To move rapidly; to wag.
To take part in trolling a song.
To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel;
also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.
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The act of
moving round; routine; repetition.
A song the parts of which are sung in
succession; a catch; a round.
A trolley.
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