Troll \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller
to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G.
trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps
for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf.
Trawl.]
1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
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To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye.
--Milton.
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2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
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Then doth she troll to the bowl. --Gammer
Gurton's
Needle.
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Troll the brown bowl. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a
catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
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Will you troll the catch ? --Shak.
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His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd,
By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. --Hudibras.
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4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn
along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
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5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
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With patient angle trolls the finny deep.
--Goldsmith.
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