释义 |
clap-net [f. clap v. or n.1] A kind of net so constructed that it can be suddenly shut by pulling a string. Forms of it are used by fowlers, and by entomologists.
1708–15Kersey Clap-net and Looking Glass, a Device to catch Larks with. 1742Fielding Jos. Andrews ii. x, Bird-batting..performed by holding a large clap-net before a lanthorn, and at the same time beating the bushes. 1841E. Newman Hist. Insects 93 The clap-net..is the grand weapon of the entomologist. The rods of the clap-net are each composed of five pieces, united by ferules. 1873Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 1406 The lantern and the clap-net suit the hedge. |