spirt-net Now dial.
[? f. spert 1.]
(See quots.)
| 1686 R. Blome Gentl. Recreat. II. 200/2 Fishing with a Spirt-Net,..being a common sort of Net, generally made with indifferent Meshes, and so it may do well for small Fish as well as for great. 1886 Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. 700 Spirt-net, a kind of fishing net... It is a shallow bag in shape, tapering off to what is called a ‘purse’, made with a much finer mesh. |