"fish pound" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fish pounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fish pound (plural fish pounds)
  1. (US, Canada, dialect) A net attached to stakes, for catching fish; a weir. Tags: Canada, US, dialectal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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