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push nets

push nets is the plural of push net.

Meaning of push net

Noun

push net (plural push nets)

  1. A fishing net designed to be pushed through shallow waters to catch shrimps and small fish.
    • To the cocklers, winklers, and push-net shrimpers, whose premises are the kitchen or a beach store, the necessary alterations will often be out of the question.1956, World Fishing, volume 5, page 41

Questions about push nets

What is push nets the plural of?
Push nets is the plural of push net.

Words near push nets in the dictionary

  1. push mower
  2. push mowers
  3. push mowing
  4. push mows
  5. push net
  6. push nets
  7. push notification
  8. push notifications
  9. push off
  10. push on
  11. push one's luck

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