bow net
[ boh ]
noun
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.
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How to use bow net in a sentence
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.
King Olaf's Kinsman | Charles WhistlerThe trunk or bow net is extremely useful for catching fish in comparatively narrow streams.
I found a bow net set among the weeds, and there were three large tench in it.
The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk | G. Christopher DaviesA large bow-net used on the American coasts for taking the shad; hence called shad-fykes.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythAn osier bow-net and two or three old fishing-boats might be seen there.
Sentimental Education, Volume II | Gustave Flaubert
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