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bow net

bow net noun: a trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.

Noun

bow net (plural bow nets)

  1. A trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
  2. A net for catching birds.
    • HAGGARDS may be trapped in this country but with the square-net, or the bow-net, but in either case great difficulty is experienced1856, John Henry Walsh, Manual of British Rural Sports

Forms of bow net

pluralbow nets

Questions about bow net

What does bow net mean?
Bow net means a trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
What part of speech is bow net?
Bow net is a noun.
What is the plural of bow net?
The plural of bow net is bow nets.

Words near bow net in the dictionary

  1. bow kites
  2. bow leg
  3. bow legs
  4. bow maker
  5. bow makers
  6. bow net
  7. bow nets
  8. bow out
  9. bow pen
  10. bow pencil
  11. bow pencils

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