dilly net en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Australia) A simple, collapsible trap consisting of a circular net stretched across metal or plastic hoops, used for catching crabs.
Dilly nets deposited, out we went into Deception Bay, threw the anchor in near a sandbank and got amongst the fish.
1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dilly nets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |