Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backtroll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-troll
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fish by trolling with the boat's motor in reverse, minimising movement of the boat.

Etymology

From back + troll.

Inflected Forms

backtrolls (present, singular) backtrolling (participle, present) backtrolled (participle, past) backtrolled (past)

Derived Forms

backtroller

Questions

What does backtroll mean?: To fish by trolling with the boat's motor in reverse, minimising movement of the boat.
Where does backtroll come from?: From back + troll.

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