keepnet

English

Alternative forms

• keep net

Etymology

From keep +‎ net.

Noun

keepnet (plural keepnets)

1. (nautical) A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
   • 1973, Elizabeth Mavor, A Green Equinox, Virago, published 2023, page 116:

     Once she'd hooked them, she'd free them and put them in a keep net.