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keepnet

keepnet noun: a net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.

Noun

keepnet (plural keepnets)

  1. A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
    • Once she'd hooked them, she'd free them and put them in a keep net.1973, Elizabeth Mavor, A Green Equinox, Virago, published 2023, page 116

Forms of keepnet

pluralkeepnets
alternative formkeep net

Origin of keepnet

From keep + net.

Questions about keepnet

What does keepnet mean?
Keepnet means a net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
What part of speech is keepnet?
Keepnet is a noun.
What is the plural of keepnet?
The plural of keepnet is keepnets.

Words near keepnet in the dictionary

  1. keepings off
  2. Keepit
  3. keepless
  4. keeplike
  5. keeplock
  6. keepnet
  7. keepnets
  8. keeps
  9. keeps a civil tongue in one's head
  10. keeps a close watch
  11. keeps a cool head

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