pound net

pound net

n (Fishing) a fishing trap having an arrangement of standing nets directing the fish into an enclosed net

pound′ net`

n. a trap for catching fish, consisting of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular pound. [1855–60, Amer.]

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pound net - trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosuretrap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned