lobster pot

American  

noun

1. a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait.

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lobster pot British  

noun

1. a round basket or trap made of open slats used to catch lobsters

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Etymology

Origin of lobster pot

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

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lobster pot

He added the ultrasonic speakers are lowered into the seabed "a bit like a lobster pot".

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

They sipped cocktails and dined on lobster pot pie.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022

So the numbers are suspect and will be melted down a bit when tossed into the celebrated lobster pot we call the polling average.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2020

The island is transformed into a natural theatre that plays host to beach barbecues, lobster pot stages, and music venues.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2019

"Easily in but not easily out, as the lobster said in the lobster pot!"

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis