| 单词 | look-on net |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslook-on net look-on net n. Fishing (now rare) a net pulled up as a test of the condition of others. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > test net look-on net1874 1874 E. W. H. Holdsworth Deep-sea Fishing ii. 109 Whilst the drift-nets are in the water the warp is occasionally hauled in till the first net is reached; this is called the ‘look on’ net, and by examining it some idea may generally be formed of whether many herrings are about. 1905 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 677 With the clank of the capstan and the snorting of the donkey-engine the swing rope came in, and the look-on net was drawn to the side. < as lemmas |
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