sweep-netn.

Etymology: sweep- comb. form 1.

1. A large net used in fishing, enclosing a wide space; a kind of seine. Also figurative.

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

seinec950

seine-net1603

sweep-net1605

shackle-head1762

sweeping-net1809

hang-net1812

stop-seine1825

purse seine1838

ring net1851

scringe1851

trawl-net1855

sweep-seine1856

ground-seine1874

purse seine net1879

shore seine1884

trek-net1913

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 154 She [sc. Q. Eliz.] was as a Sweepnet for the Spanish ships, which..happily fell into her net.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Esparvier,..a great Sweepe-net for fishing.

1721 in Bailey Dict.

1834 Jardine in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 2. 51 In the rivers they [sc. herling] are caught with the common sweep-nets.

1866 Daily Tel. 5 Jan. 5/1 The sweep-net and circle and shrimp nets, which certainly do entrap immense quantities of immature fry.

1894 A. Robertson Nuggets 130 She guessed her guess, and made a cast with her sweep-net of questions and caught him in the meshes.

2. A net used for catching insects by sweeping it over herbage, etc.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > net > nets for insects

sweep-net1872

field net1893

1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Sept. 634/1 The larva of this insect may be found plentiful, especially if the sweep~net be used.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	sweep-net
释义	sweep-netn. Etymology: sweep- comb. form 1. 1. A large net used in fishing, enclosing a wide space; a kind of seine. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > seine-net seinec950 seine-net1603 sweep-net1605 shackle-head1762 sweeping-net1809 hang-net1812 stop-seine1825 purse seine1838 ring net1851 scringe1851 trawl-net1855 sweep-seine1856 ground-seine1874 purse seine net1879 shore seine1884 trek-net1913 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 154 She [sc. Q. Eliz.] was as a Sweepnet for the Spanish ships, which..happily fell into her net. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Esparvier,..a great Sweepe-net for fishing. 1721 in Bailey Dict. 1834 Jardine in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 2. 51 In the rivers they [sc. herling] are caught with the common sweep-nets. 1866 Daily Tel. 5 Jan. 5/1 The sweep-net and circle and shrimp nets, which certainly do entrap immense quantities of immature fry. 1894 A. Robertson Nuggets 130 She guessed her guess, and made a cast with her sweep-net of questions and caught him in the meshes. 2. A net used for catching insects by sweeping it over herbage, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > net > nets for insects sweep-net1872 field net1893 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Sept. 634/1 The larva of this insect may be found plentiful, especially if the sweep~net be used. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1605
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