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cast-netting

cast-netting is the present participle and gerund of cast-net.

Meaning of cast-net

Verb

cast-net (third-person singular simple present cast-nets, present participle cast-netting, simple past and past participle cast-netted)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To throw a weighted fishing net and then pull it back by means of an attached line.
    • With regard to barbel, the last direction for chub is a very important one; hundreds of barbel are caught when of mere gudgeon size, either when raking for gudgeon or cast-netting for bait.1883, Francis Francis, The Practical Management of Fisheries, A Book For Proprietors and Keepers, page 96
    Synonyms:
    net-cast

Questions about cast-netting

What is cast-netting the present participle and gerund of?
Cast-netting is the present participle and gerund of cast-net.

Words near cast-netting in the dictionary

  1. cast-net
  2. cast-nets
  3. cast-netted
  4. cast-netter
  5. cast-netters
  6. cast-netting
  7. cast-off
  8. cast-offs
  9. cast-on
  10. cast-ons
  11. casta

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