lobster pot
1Lobster pot — Lob ster pot, n. a device used to trap lobsters, consisting of a semi cylindrical structure made of wooden slats, with openings formed of funnel shaped nets allowing lobsters to enter, but impeding their exit. It is also called a {lobster trap}.… …
2Lobster pot — can refer to one of the following:*A lobster trap *A contemporary nickname for the typical cavalry helmet, worn by both sides in the English Civil War (in French, capeline ) …
3lobster pot — lobster pots N COUNT A lobster pot is a trap used for catching lobsters. It is in the shape of a basket …
4lobster pot — ► NOUN ▪ a basket like trap in which lobsters are caught …
5lobster pot — n. a basketlike trap for catching lobsters …
6lobster pot — noun trap for catching lobsters • Hypernyms: ↑trap * * * noun, pl ⋯ pots [count] : a trap for catching lobsters * * * ˈlobster pot [lobster pot lobster pots] noun a trap for ↑ …
7lobster pot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lobster pot : singular lobster pot plural lobsterpots a basket with a lid that is dropped into the sea to catch lobsters …
8lobster pot — a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait. Also called lobster trap. [1755 65] * * * ▪ fishing industry in commercial fishing, portable trap to capture lobster, either half… …
9lobster pot — noun Date: 1764 an oblong case with slat sides and a funnel shaped net used to trap lobsters called also lobster trap …
10lobster pot — noun A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting …
