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After all, their livelihoods depend on the sustainability of the herring, most of which is shipped for use as bait in New England lobster pots.
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USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Damm was never compensated and had to pay for new lobster pots.
—Will Sennott, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2023
USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Damm was never compensated and had to pay for new lobster pots.
—Will Sennott, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
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lobster pot
noun
: a trap for catching lobsters
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