trammel net

American  

noun

1. a three-layered fishing net, the middle layer of which is fine-meshed, the others coarse-meshed, so that fish attempting to pass through the net will become entangled in one or more of the meshes.

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Etymology

Origin of trammel net

First recorded in 1510–20

Example Sentences

I get just such oddities any time I lift my trammel net, but they are thrown away as "trash."

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

I’ve got some new lines, and a trammel net to set, and we’ll do a good deal of boating.

From Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore by Browne, Gordon