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 Trail, n.
 1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.
    They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail.   --Cooper.
    How cheerfully on the false trail they cry!   --Shak.
 2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
 3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
    When lightning shoots in glittering trails along.   --Rowe.
 4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. “A radiant trail of hair.”
 5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.]
 6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.]
 7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
    The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish.   --Baird.
 8. Mil. That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
 9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. [Prov. Eng.]
 Trail boards Shipbuilding, the carved boards on both sides of the cutwater near the figurehead.
 Trail net, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat.
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