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ˈstow-net
[See stow-boat, and cf. stall net.]
A kind of net used in fishing for sprats.
1871Echo 15 Dec., The vessels engaged in the fishing are called stow-boats, and the nets used stow-nets. 1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 3 The gigantic funnel-shaped stow-net, by which thousands of tons of sprats are caught. |
