† henbiltn.
Obsolete.
A kind of fishing net, or the cable attached to it.
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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
1630 Order in R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames (1746) 74 That every Trinck Cable be no more than twenty Fathom long at the most; or any Henbilt above twenty-two Fathom long.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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