drail

Meanings

Noun

• A hook with a lead shank.
• The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook.
• The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw.

Verb

• To trail; to draggle.

Origin

• From Middle English *drailen (attested as drailed), a variant of Middle English trailen, from a merger of Old French trailer, traillier and Old English trǣġlian, trǣġelian. The alteration of trailen to drailen was probably due to influence from Middle English dragan, drawen.