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单词 clap-net
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.
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