dilly net

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dilly net

noun dilly nets

Australia A 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.
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@misc{dilly_net_2026,
  title = {dilly net},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dilly%20net},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}