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noundilly net (plural dilly nets)
plural dilly nets
- AustraliaA 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 75Synonyms: dilly
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nounA simple, collapsible trap consisting of a circular net stretched across metal or plastic hoops, used for catching crabs.
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