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Meaning of clap net | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A net for catching birds or insects, which can be drawn closed by pulling a string.

Examples

“The clap net is the grand weapon of the entomologist : it is a large piece of muslin, four feet long, and nearly three wide.”
“One day the colonel, who was very keen on hunting, took me with him when he went out to catch partridges with a clap-net [translating Tyras], an invention which impressed me very much.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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