troll

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[ US /ˈtɹoʊɫ/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈə‍ʊl/ ]

NOUN

a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
he used a spinner as his troll
a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
they enjoyed singing rounds
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
angling by drawing a baited line through the water

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The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.
He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.
On his first day there he approached a couple of elegant young toffs strolling around the campus. Times, Sunday Times
Not feeling hungry again until about ten that night, we strolled along to the same street that had earlier been alive with culinary possibilities. Times, Sunday Times
For a typical 3-mm-diameter lens, the dioptric power can be controlled between - 100 and + 50 diopters.
In their summary, they state that this ape's vocal organ is not capable of producing delicately modulated or controlled sounds.
In the early 1800s, the French weaver Joseph Jacquard invented a loom in which a series of punched cards controlled the patterns of cloth and carpet produced.
Patients are marooned on trolleys because there are no available beds even though there are plenty of beds available in private nursing homes.
While awaiting maintenance arrival, Airmen Green and Helton continued patrolling the area to verify that all aircraft were chocked.
Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.

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