Word: trotlines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trot
lines
Definition: Plural of trotline; a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
Morphemes:
Affix: trot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; footrope.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: *trottō, *trotō
Language: ML.
Decoded: *trotto, *troto
Meaning: to go
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).