landing net

noun Angling.

a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.

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Origin:
1645–55

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landing net

—n
	angling a loose long-handled net on a triangular frame for lifting hooked fish from the water

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