bow net

[ boh ]

noun

1. a clam-shaped net for trapping hawks, set open and baited with a pigeon, and closed upon the hawk by means of a trigger sprung from a blind.

Example Sentences

There was a paddle still in it, and a bow net set on hoops, such as we were wont to use for eels and tench.

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The trunk or bow net is extremely useful for catching fish in comparatively narrow streams.

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I found a bow net set among the weeds, and there were three large tench in it.

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A large bow-net used on the American coasts for taking the shad; hence called shad-fykes.

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An osier bow-net and two or three old fishing-boats might be seen there.

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