How to pronounce troll

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What troll means

verb

Most people know troll in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To fish by trailing a baited line behind a boat

In a sentence: Grandpa likes to troll for salmon, letting his line drift behind the slow boat all morning.

Where it comes from: This troll comes from an old verb meaning to roll or wander about, possibly shaped by trail and trawl. The fairy-tale troll comes from a different old Norse word.

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