lobster trap

  • 11Lobster 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 ) …

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  • 12lobster 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… …

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  • 13lobster pot — noun Date: 1764 an oblong case with slat sides and a funnel shaped net used to trap lobsters called also lobster trap …

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  • 14lobster pot — n. lobster trap that resembles a basket …

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  • 15lobster pot — lobster pots N COUNT A lobster pot is a trap used for catching lobsters. It is in the shape of a basket …

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  • 16lobster pot — ► NOUN ▪ a basket like trap in which lobsters are caught …

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  • 17lobster pot — n. a basketlike trap for catching lobsters …

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  • 18lobster 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 ↑ …

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  • 19lobster pot — noun A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting …

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  • 20lobster pot — lob′ster pot n. a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait. Also called lob′ster trap • Etymology: 1755–65 …

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