pound net

American  

noun

1. a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.

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pound net British  

noun

1. a fishing trap having an arrangement of standing nets directing the fish into an enclosed net

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Etymology

Origin of pound net

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

In its Facebook notice, the Virginia Marine Police posted footage of the manatee contained within the pound net, a fish trap with a narrow entrance.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

A manatee was rescued from entanglement in a pound net in the waters off Windmill Point in Virginia’s Northern Neck, the state’s Marine Police wrote on Facebook Monday.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Mr. Gunter also contacted the owner of the pound net, unidentified in the VMP post.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

One weighing 16 pounds, taken in a pound net at this place in 1891, sold for $11; the following year two, with a combined weight of 23 pounds, sold for $15.95.

From New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century by Various