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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Trail Source: opted
  2. 2. a. & vb. n. from Trail. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind Source: wordnet
  4. 4. a. & vb. n. from Trail. Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus. -- Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. Weale. -- Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage. Source: webster
  5. 5. a. & vb. n. from Trail. Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See underArbutus.-- Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailingwheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist indeadening any shock which may occur. Weale.-- Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not adriving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage. Source: adambom
  6. 6. j:100 n. the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind Source: ecdict

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