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hare net en · NOUN
Meanings
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A specialized mesh trap used historically and currently for catching rabbits and hares.
A hare-net on gate
1898, Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928, With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer, page 174:It can make a good fight when pressed, and has been known to attack human beings in the last resort, as for instance when caught by accident in a hare net.
1967, J.P. Hardiman, I.C.S., lower chindwin district:
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(humorous) Eggcorn of hairnet.
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