tow-nettingn.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊnɛtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌnɛdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tow-net n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < tow-net n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later tow-net v.

The action of tow-net v.; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.

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1885 Liverpool Mercury 16 Mar. 8/3 Two or three naturalists..might..conduct tow-netting investigations into the free-swimming animals and plants on the surface of the sea.

1902 R. Valentin in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall 15 84 No ephyræ were obtained in any of the tow-nettings made in the spring.

1999 P. Ayres Mawson vii. 94 The ice coasts to the west of Wild's base..were explored, oceanographical work continued, dredgings and tow-nettings carried out.

2002 M. R. S. Creese & T. M. Creese Ladies in Lab. II ii. 46 A great deal of biological material was being collected around the Irish coasts at this time by the extensive dredging, trawling, and tow-netting exploratory surveys underway.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tow-netting
释义	tow-nettingn. Brit. /ˈtəʊnɛtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌnɛdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tow-net n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < tow-net n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later tow-net v. The action of tow-net v.; an instance of this. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1885 Liverpool Mercury 16 Mar. 8/3 Two or three naturalists..might..conduct tow-netting investigations into the free-swimming animals and plants on the surface of the sea. 1902 R. Valentin in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall 15 84 No ephyræ were obtained in any of the tow-nettings made in the spring. 1999 P. Ayres Mawson vii. 94 The ice coasts to the west of Wild's base..were explored, oceanographical work continued, dredgings and tow-nettings carried out. 2002 M. R. S. Creese & T. M. Creese Ladies in Lab. II ii. 46 A great deal of biological material was being collected around the Irish coasts at this time by the extensive dredging, trawling, and tow-netting exploratory surveys underway. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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