ring net1
/ˈrɪŋ nɛt/noun
1 Poetic. A coat of mail.
- In modern use only in translations of or with reference to Beowulf..
2A type of salmon net that is attached to the shore or bank. Now chiefly historical.
3A form of long seine net which is supported at the ends by separate boats, one of which moves in a circular path towards the other in order to trap the fish within the net, especially as formerly used in the Scottish fishing grounds to catch herring.
4 Lacemaking. A net ground with circular meshes or figures.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Beowulf. From ring + net.
ring-net2
/ˈrɪŋˌnɛt/verb
[with object] To catch or fish for using a ring net.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Discovery: a monthly popular journal of knowledge. From ring net.