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hare net

hare net noun: a specialized mesh trap used historically and currently for catching rabbits and hares.

Noun

hare net (plural hare nets)

  1. A specialized mesh trap used historically and currently for catching rabbits and hares.
    • A hare-net on gate1898, Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928, With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer, page 174
    • It can make a good fight when pressed, and has been known to attack human beings in the last resort, as for instance when caught by accident in a hare net.1967, J.P. Hardiman, I.C.S., lower chindwin district
  2. (humorous) Eggcorn of hairnet.

Forms of hare net

pluralhare nets

Questions about hare net

What does hare net mean?
Hare net means a specialized mesh trap used historically and currently for catching rabbits and hares.
What part of speech is hare net?
Hare net is a noun.
What is the plural of hare net?
The plural of hare net is hare nets.

Words near hare net in the dictionary

  1. Hare Krishnas
  2. hare lip
  3. hare lips
  4. hare moon
  5. hare moons
  6. hare net
  7. hare scramble
  8. hare scrambles
  9. hare's bread
  10. hare's breads
  11. hare's ear

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