car trap n also car pot. Cp NID car n 4 'live-box for fish or lobsters.' Wooden crate placed in sea-water to hold live lobsters (P 94-57).
   1971 NOSEWORTHY 181 Car pot. A large box anchored offshore where lobsters are stored to keep them fresh. Q 71-17 ~ a crate for storing lobster, also called a car-pot.

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