Notes: COOKIE was collected from Bobby Fields of Hyden, Kentucky. This is a true story.  
The use of the word trotline is available on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotline">Wikipedia</a>. Some dictionaries suggest a French origin. Could there have been a connection with French trappers in pioneer times? Or is trotline related to a trot-rope used to exercise horses in which each end of the line is tied to a tree and the bridle is attached to a ring?

Notes: COOKIE was collected from Bobby Fields of Hyden, Kentucky. This is a true story. The use of the word trotline is available on Wikipedia. Some dictionaries suggest a French origin. Could there have been a connection with French trappers in pioneer times? Or is trotline related to a trot-rope used to exercise horses in which each end of the line is tied to a tree and the bridle is attached to a ring?

Notes: COOKIE was collected from Bobby Fields of Hyden, Kentucky. This is a true story. &nbsp;
The use of the word trotline is available on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotline" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>. Some dictionaries suggest a French origin. Could there have been a connection with French trappers in pioneer times? Or is trotline related to a trot-rope used to exercise horses in which each end of the line is tied to a tree and the bridle is attached to a ring?

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57 tall tales about dogs; most collected orally in the Appalachian Mountains and told in dialect by John Martin Ramsay, the compiler. You may purchase the book, which includes a drawing the editor made for each tale, from most booksellers, e.g.: 
https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Tales-humorous-tribute-Friend/dp/1733029141

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57 tall tales about dogs; most collected orally in the Appalachian Mountains and told in dialect by John Martin Ramsay, the compiler. You may purchase the book, which includes a drawing the editor made for each tale, from most booksellers, e.g.: https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Tales-humorous-tribute-Friend/dp/1733029141

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