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Not to hijack further but 'troll' is technically fine there. troll ... 4.(intransitive, fishing, by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed
by Steko 14y ago
Not to hijack further but 'troll' is technically fine there.
troll ... 4.(intransitive, fishing, by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait. [from circa 1600]
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troll#Verb http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troll#Verb
- nodata 14y agoIt's not fine because "troll" would be recognised here as the standard meaning, not the meaning from 1600.
- culturestate 14y agoThe fishing definition is still very much in use. See e.g. http://outdoorsportinggoods.poorfish.com/search?w=trolling+motors?TrackingidPPCgadw12&gclid=CNmxqMj-_7ECFalDMgodJR0AEA http://outdoorsportinggoods.poorfish.com/search?w=trolling+m...
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