- dip net
- noun Date: 1820 a bag net with a handle that is used especially to scoop fish from the water • dipnet transitive verb
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dip net
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dip-net — dipˈ net noun A long handled net for dipping up fish • • • Main Entry: ↑dip * * * dip net see dip n … Useful english dictionary
dip|net — «DIHP NEHT», noun, verb, net|ted, net|ting. –n. a net with a long handle for scooping up fish. –v.t., v.i. to catch (fish) with a dipnet: »Dipnetting of Chinook salmon by Indians at the Celilo Falls... (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
dip net — noun : a small bag net usually with a rigid support about the mouth and a long handle used to scoop small fishes and other aquatic life from the water * * * 1. n. a small fishing net with a long handle 2. v. (dip net) [trans.] catch (fish) using… … Useful english dictionary
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stick-held dip-net — a Japanese lift net (q.v.) spread and suspended by poles from the side of a ship. Fish are attracted to the other side of the ship by strong lights which are then switched off and lights illuminated over the net to guide fish around and under the … Dictionary of ichthyology
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