nettableadj.
/ˈnɛtəbl/, U.S. /ˈnɛdəb(ə)l/ Able to be netted.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] > having certain qualities
giggling1640
nettable1820
lakeless1883
1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 140 It was the annual custom..to sweep the nettable parts of the Coquet to a large extent.
1943 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 12 59 Evidence about natural mortality is that it is low among haddock before they are of nettable size.
1971 Ecology 52 31/1 A sample of 300 does not include all the potentially nettable species at any elevation on the transect.
1993 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 11 July 10 Researchers are aiming for trees no more than 6 or 7ft high and 3 ft across, easily nettable and with no need for ladders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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