trotline definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: probably from ²trot Date: 1826 setline; especially a comparatively short setline used near shore or along streams