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Fishnet

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fishing netnounA net used for fishing.

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fishing netnounA net used for fishing.
tightsnounA close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
stockingsnoun(Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) pantyhose
trail netnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
landing netnoun(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.
keepnetnoun(nautical) A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
fish trapnounA contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.
drawnetnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
fish-basketnounA basket used by anglers to carry caught fish.
draught netnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
fishingnoun(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
wolf netnoun(historical) A kind of fishing net, capable of catching many fish at a time.
set netverbTo fish using a set net.
fish-trapnounRare spelling of fish trap. [A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.]
scap-netnounA fishing net for catching minnows, etc.
setnettingnounAlternative form of set netting. [The practice of fishing with a set net.]
set nettingnounThe practice of fishing with a set net.
cast netnounA (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.
set-netternounAlternative form of set netter. [One who fishes using a set net.]
seinenounA long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

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