gill netn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪl nɛt/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪl ˌnɛt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gill n.¹, net n.¹

Etymology: < gill n.¹ + net n.¹

Originally U.S.

A type of flat fishing net that hangs vertically from floats on the water, having a mesh through which fish of the desired size can swim only partially before becoming caught by the gills when trying to retreat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > other nets

Peter netc1280

flue1388

wade1388

stalker1389

shove-net1418

trod-net1523

butt1533

web1533

fagnet1558

seur1558

trimnet1558

trollnet1558

pot-net1584

treat net1584

weir-net1585

hagan1630

henbilt1630

rugnet1630

basket-net1652

landing-net1653

stream-net1662

wolf1725

ram's horn1792

gill net1795

wolf-net1819

trap-net1856

forewheel1861

stow-net1871

lave net1875

kettle-bail1881

beating-net1883

keeve-net1883

net basin1883

wing-neta1884

trap-seine1891

lead-net1910

ghost net1959

1795 W. Winterbotham Hist. View Amer. U.S. II. 10 The fishermen turn the course of the river..or compress it into a narrow channel, where they fix their gill nets.

1883 G. B. Goode Rev. Fishery Industries U.S. 12 The introduction of the Norwegian gill-net into the winter cod fisheries.

1943 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 5 Mar. 19/7 Gill nets with a mesh of not less than two and one half inches..may be used for the taking of herring, bluefin, chubs,..and smelt in the waters of Lake Michigan.

2016 New Scientist 24 Sept. 6/3 The critically endangered porpoise..often gets tangled in gill nets targeting the totoaba, a similarly sized fish.

Derivatives

ˈgill-netter n. a person who fishes with a gill net.

ΚΠ

1817 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 21 May The numerous gill-netters, with which the river has swarmed for these two last seasons, may have disturbed and deranged the movements of the fish out of their ordinary courses.

1928 Murrelet 9 57 The individual seals that have learned the trick of taking toll from the gill-netter's catch will in some way report the good pickings to his tribe, far and near.

2004 C. S. Seixas & F. Berkes in L. E. Visser Challenging Coasts viii. 190 Former gill-netters admitted that the unrestricted use of gill nets was the major cause of the fishery collapse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gill net
释义	gill netn. Brit. /ˈɡɪl nɛt/, U.S. /ˈɡɪl ˌnɛt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gill n.¹, net n.¹ Etymology: < gill n.¹ + net n.¹ Originally U.S. A type of flat fishing net that hangs vertically from floats on the water, having a mesh through which fish of the desired size can swim only partially before becoming caught by the gills when trying to retreat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > other nets Peter netc1280 flue1388 wade1388 stalker1389 shove-net1418 trod-net1523 butt1533 web1533 fagnet1558 seur1558 trimnet1558 trollnet1558 pot-net1584 treat net1584 weir-net1585 hagan1630 henbilt1630 rugnet1630 basket-net1652 landing-net1653 stream-net1662 wolf1725 ram's horn1792 gill net1795 wolf-net1819 trap-net1856 forewheel1861 stow-net1871 lave net1875 kettle-bail1881 beating-net1883 keeve-net1883 net basin1883 wing-neta1884 trap-seine1891 lead-net1910 ghost net1959 1795 W. Winterbotham Hist. View Amer. U.S. II. 10 The fishermen turn the course of the river..or compress it into a narrow channel, where they fix their gill nets. 1883 G. B. Goode Rev. Fishery Industries U.S. 12 The introduction of the Norwegian gill-net into the winter cod fisheries. 1943 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 5 Mar. 19/7 Gill nets with a mesh of not less than two and one half inches..may be used for the taking of herring, bluefin, chubs,..and smelt in the waters of Lake Michigan. 2016 New Scientist 24 Sept. 6/3 The critically endangered porpoise..often gets tangled in gill nets targeting the totoaba, a similarly sized fish. Derivatives ˈgill-netter n. a person who fishes with a gill net. ΚΠ 1817 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 21 May The numerous gill-netters, with which the river has swarmed for these two last seasons, may have disturbed and deranged the movements of the fish out of their ordinary courses. 1928 Murrelet 9 57 The individual seals that have learned the trick of taking toll from the gill-netter's catch will in some way report the good pickings to his tribe, far and near. 2004 C. S. Seixas & F. Berkes in L. E. Visser Challenging Coasts viii. 190 Former gill-netters admitted that the unrestricted use of gill nets was the major cause of the fishery collapse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1795
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