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

They sipped cocktails and dined on lobster pot pie.

From Washington Post

Organisers of the Filey event, in its fifth year, used 140 lobster pots to build a huge tree near a slipway.

From BBC

"It was going to be a storm-and-a-half - a horrendous gale - I would have lost at least two fleets of lobster pots," he said.

From BBC

It works like a traditional crab or lobster pot, but it can be brought to the surface using a remote-controlled float, no rope required.

From New York Times

"I used to put out a lobster pot in the mornings and hope that I'd get a lobster crab for my tea," Pat says.

From BBC