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

They sipped cocktails and dined on lobster pot pie.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022

"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 ● Aug. 13, 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

Marcel Duchamp in lavender mans a lobster pot, with the three sisters, their names written on their parasols, arrayed around him.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2017

Olly orders us a second helping of lobster pot stickers.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon