fowling net
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fowling net — /ˈfaʊlɪŋ nɛt/ (say fowling net) noun a net for catching birds …
fowling-net — fowlˈing net noun A net for catching birds • • • Main Entry: ↑fowl … Useful english dictionary
Net — In use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing net was probably constructed after the form of that used by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets. 1) The drag net or hauling net (Gr. sagene), of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
trammel — [tram′əl] n. [ME tramaile < MFr tramail, a net < ML tremaculum, kind of fishing net < L tres, THREE + macula, a mesh] 1. a) a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh b) a… … English World dictionary
trammel — trammeler; esp. Brit., trammeller, n. /tram euhl/, n., v., trammeled, trammeling or (esp. Brit.) trammelled, trammelling. n. 1. Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom. 2. an instrument for… … Universalium
trammel — /ˈtræməl / (say tramuhl) noun 1. (usually plural) anything that impedes or hinders free action; a restraint: the trammels of custom. 2. an instrument for drawing ellipses. 3. a trammel net. 4. a fowling net. 5. a contrivance hung in a fireplace… …
Lurchline — Lurch line , n. The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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