cast-net
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "With regard to barbel, the last direction for chub is a very important one; hundreds of barbel are caught when of mere gudgeon size, either when raking for gudgeon or cast-netting for bait."
- "Down Florida way the coral reefs hold huge schools of small fish which can be easily cast netted after being attracted close to the boat with a bit of chum, or purchased from bait boats or from bait stores that have big tanks to handle live bait."
- "Silver carps and tambaquis were obtained from a fishfarm and bluegills and Congo tilapias were cast-netted from Paranoá Reservoir."
- "In South Carolina, as many as 15,000 recreational fishermen buy licenses to cast net for white shrimp over a thirty-day period each fall."
- "One of the best I knew was Buddy Rogers, a backwoods cracker who cast-netted during the day and spent most of his nights frog-leg hunting."