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purse-net|ˈpɜːsnɛt|
1. A bag-shaped net, the mouth of which can be drawn together with cords; used especially for catching rabbits, also as a fishing net. Also attrib.
c1400Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) vii, Men taketh hem with houndes, with grehoundes, with heyes, and with pursnettes. 1576Turberv. Venerie 179 Set purse-nettes upon al the holes, or as many of them as you can finde. 1653Urquhart Rabelais i. xl, I twist lines and weave purse-nets, wherein to catch coneys. 1766Compl. Farmer s.v. Rabbit, The ferret is sent into a hole to force them out, and the purse-net, being spread over the hole, takes them, as they come out. 1883F. Day Indian Fish 15 There are purse-nets and bag-nets, some with, others without, pockets. 1911[see purse boat s.v. purse n. 11]. 1931Sun (Baltimore) 29 Jan. 6/2 Fish that sold for approximately $1,000 was garnered..by ten purse-net fishing boats. Ibid. 26 Feb. 5/6 Opponents of purse nets and buck net fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. 1971Stornoway Gaz. 10 July 3/5 Over the past two weeks, a succession of large Norwegian pursers have been visiting the port, some to land purse nets for repairs. 1977Young's Sporting Appliances (S. Young & Sons Ltd.) 4 Purse Net Line..Purse Net Rings.
fig.1611Middleton & Dekker Roaring Girl iv. ii, We shopkeepers, when all's done, are sure to have 'em in our purse nets at length. 1675V. Alsop Anti-sozzo iii. 109 If he has not got us into such a Cramp and Purse-nett that we shall never escape without loss of Bag and Baggage.
†2. See quot. Obs. slang.
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Pursenets, goods taken upon Trust by young Unthrifts at treble the Value; also a little Purse.
3. Comb.: † ˈpurse-net-fish, a basket-fish.
1671Winthrop [see net-fish s.v. net n.1 5].
Hence ˈpurse-netting.
1931Sun (Baltimore) 13 Mar. 12/4 (heading) Mr. Denmead shows evils of purse netting. 1961Listener 24 Aug. 269/1 The deadly purse-netting ships, with the aid of these depth-recorders, could pin-point the shoals at the exact depth when the fish were on spawning levels. |