💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Purse net"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| purse seinenoun | (fishing) A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up. |
| sea-pursenoun | The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse. |
| hand netnoun | A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch, used for trapping butterflies or individual fish. |
| pocket netnoun | A kind of small net for the recapture of aquatic organisms in scientific studies. |
| spring netnoun | (fishing) A fishing net that closes by means of a spring. |
| fishing netnoun | A net used for fishing. |
| sea pursenoun | Alternative form of sea-purse. [The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.] |
| fishnetnoun | (uncountable) A fabric mesh with an open diamond-shaped structure. |
| 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. |
| trail netnoun | (fishing) A dragnet. |
| push netnoun | A fishing net designed to be pushed through shallow waters to catch shrimps and small fish. |
| scap-netnoun | A fishing net for catching minnows, etc. |
| 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. |
| sea pussnoun | A strong seaward current; a riptide or undertow, especially as results when a sandbar formed by waves suddenly gives way, and which is dangerous to swimmers. |
| clap netnoun | A net for catching birds or insects, which can be drawn closed by pulling a string. |
| set netverb | To fish using a set net. |
| cast netnoun | A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line. |
| poundnoun | A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. |
| bow netnoun | A net for catching birds. |
| seinenoun | A 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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