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dilly net

dilly net noun: a simple, collapsible trap consisting of a circular net stretched across metal or plastic hoops, used for catching crabs.

Noun

dilly net (plural dilly nets)

  1. (Australia) A simple, collapsible trap consisting of a circular net stretched across metal or plastic hoops, used for catching crabs.
    • Dilly nets deposited, out we went into Deception Bay, threw the anchor in near a sandbank and got amongst the fish.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 75
    Synonyms:
    dilly

Synonyms of dilly net

Forms of dilly net

pluraldilly nets

Questions about dilly net

What does dilly net mean?
Dilly net means a simple, collapsible trap consisting of a circular net stretched across metal or plastic hoops, used for catching crabs.
What part of speech is dilly net?
Dilly net is a noun.
What is the plural of dilly net?
The plural of dilly net is dilly nets.

Words near dilly net in the dictionary

  1. dilly beans
  2. dilly dallied
  3. dilly dallies
  4. dilly dally
  5. dilly dallying
  6. dilly net
  7. dilly nets
  8. dilly-dallied
  9. dilly-dallier
  10. dilly-dalliers
  11. dilly-dallies

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