pound net — pound′ net n. a trap for catching fish, consisting of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular pound • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
pound net — ☆ pound net n. a fish trap consisting of staked nets arranged so as to form an enclosure with a narrow opening … English World dictionary
pound net — /ˈpaʊnd nɛt/ (say pownd net) noun a trap for catching fish consisting of an arrangement of netting having a pound or enclosure with a contracted opening …
pound net — a net, fence, reed or bamboo screen, set, staked or moored in streams, in lakes or along the coast to direct fish into a holding container for easy removal. Also called trap net or setnet … Dictionary of ichthyology
pound net — 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. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pound-net — type of fishing net … English contemporary dictionary
pound net — See Dutch net … Ballentine's law dictionary
pound net — noun Date: 1865 a fish trap consisting of a netting arranged into a directing wing and an enclosure with a narrow entrance … New Collegiate Dictionary
pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… … English World dictionary
pound — I. noun (plural pounds; also pound) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, from ablative of pondus weight more at pendant Date: before 12th century 1. any of various units of mass and weight; specifically a unit … New Collegiate Dictionary
