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trailen
v.(1)
46 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To hang down loosely, hang low so as to be dragged along the ground; also, of a horse: trail (its guts);
trailen doun (adoun)
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trailen abouten
, of a dragon's tail: ?hang looped around (a ball)…
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