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To hunt by the track; to track. |
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To draw or drag, as along the ground. |
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To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground
and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right
hand near the middle. |
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To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay
flat. |
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To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. |
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To be drawn out in length; to follow after. |
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To grow to great length, especially when slender and
creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb. |
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A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the
hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. |
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A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild
region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. |
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Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a
trail of smoke. |
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Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. |
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Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. |
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A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. |
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The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock,
and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. |
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That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the
ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under
Gun. |
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The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an
imposition. |
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