sweep-net

This was sufficient to banish further meditative surmising, and I crept swiftly to a point of vantage, and with sweep-net awaited their reappearance.

Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919

Herpyllus in a bottle with three ants no larger than itself, which I had caught with it in the sweep-net.

A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891

Euphrates. pools -- owing to Cyrus turning the waters of the Euphrates over the country. besom -- sweep-net [Maurer], (1Ki 14: 10; 2Ki 21: 13).

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

That is called placing a balloon in a sweep-net, and, in fact, it appeared like an enormous fish.

Original Short Stories — Volume 04 Guy de Maupassant 1871

That is called placing a balloon in a sweep-net, and, in fact, it appeared like an enormous fish.

Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871

“leaves of Paradise” hence the flesh is delicate and savoury and it is caught with the épervier or sweep-net in the

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

When Planchet heard the provoking sound of the silver and gold -- when he saw bubbling out of the bags the shining crowns, which glittered like fish from the sweep-net -- when he felt himself plunging his hands up to the elbows in that still rising tide of yellow and white coins, a giddiness seized him, and like a man struck by lightning, he sank heavily down upon the enormous heap, which his weight caused to roll away in all directions.

The Vicomte De Bragelonne Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

Paradise "hence the flesh is delicate and savoury and it is caught with the épervier or sweep-net in the Nile, canals and pools.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855