单词 | crown net |
释义 | > as lemmascrown net crown net n. now rare a relatively deep net, esp. a fishing net, open at top and bottom. ΚΠ 1697 J. Smith Experienc'd Fowler 57 (heading) A way in general to take Birds with the Crown-net. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 272 The fishermen make use of what is called a crown-net, which is no more than a hemispherical basket, open at top and bottom. 1832 Encycl. Americana X. 132/1 They [sc. pike] are caught either in what are termed crown nets, or by the hook. 1900 Fenland Notes & Queries 4 366 Crown-nets can only be successfully used in streams free from weeds. < as lemmas |
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