Definitions
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
Word origin
From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
Used in a sentence
“The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.”
“You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.”
“Our little life is but a gust That bends the branches of thy tree, And trails its blossoms in the dust!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hiking route”5 letters
02“Path through woods”5 letters
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