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clap-net
noun
- a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
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First, then, comes the ordinary "clap-net" of the London and provincial bird-catchers.
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The method of laying the clap-net is best described with the aid of a drawing (vide Fig. 5).
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One other form of net—'the clap net'—although still occasionally seen, has had its best days.
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However, it may, perhaps, be necessary to describe how to make this machine or clap-net — fit only for dealers or exterminators.
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