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set-netting

set-netting is the alternative form of set netting.

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

Meaning of set netting

Noun

set netting (uncountable)

  1. The practice of fishing with a set net.
    • Unlike drifting, set netting is done in a small skiff, not unlike a Boston Whaler, usually between fifteen and twenty feet in length.2008, Bill Carter, Red Summer, →ISBN, pages 15–16

Questions about set-netting

What is set-netting the alternative form of?
Set-netting is the alternative form of set netting.

Words near set-netting in the dictionary

  1. set-net
  2. set-nets
  3. set-netted
  4. set-netter
  5. set-netters
  6. set-netting
  7. set-off
  8. set-offs
  9. set-piece
  10. set-pieces
  11. set-shot

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