netfuln.
/ˈnɛtfʊl/, U.S. /ˈnɛtˌfʊl/ The quantity (of fish, etc.) that will fill a net; the catch, or part of a catch, contained in one net.
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netful1855
1855 R. Browning Popularity v, in Men & Women II. 194 A fisher..A netful, brought to land.
1898 Pall Mall Mag. June 219 A netful of the..oysters.
1987 G. Marsden Advanced Coarse Fishing (ed. 2) 92 They [sc. chub] confound you because there are times when conditions are compatible only to a warm bed yet you end the day with a netful of fish.
1993 Liverpool Echo & Daily Post (BNC) He was on a permanent peg 2 in Hollinhey Bay where he tipped with an open-ended swimfeeder and gozzer maggot in six feet for a netful of skimmer bream.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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