The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bow net
Bow net \Bow" net`\
A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
A net for catching birds.
--J. H. Walsh.
Wiktionary
bow net
n. 1 A trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end. 2 A net for catching birds.