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pout-net Sc.|ˈpaʊtnɛt|
Also 5–6 polt(e-.
[Origin obscure.]
A small fishing-net of conical form, its mouth framed with wood or iron into a semicircle, the flat edge of which is pushed or drawn along the bottom of a stream by means of a long pole or staff.
1443Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 82 Item in j rethe vocat. le Polte nett xvjd. 1804Edin. Even. Courant 16 Apr. (Jam.), Their Association..have..for protecting the fry, given particular instructions to their Water Bailiffs, to prevent, by every lawful means their shameful destruction at Mill-dams and Mill-leads with Pooks or Pout Nets. 1859Act 22 & 23 Vict. c. 70 §14 To kill Salmon in or from the River by means of any Pout Net, Rake Hook, or similar Engine. 1911A. Warrack Scots Dial. Dict. 425/2 Pout-net, a round net fastened to two poles, thrust under the banks of a river to force out fish.
So poutstaff, † poltstaff, the detachable pole or staff of a pout-net.
c1470Henry Wallace i. 402 Willȝham was wa he had na wappynis thar, Bot the poutstaff [ed. 1570 polt staff], the quhilk in hand he bar. |