1. In the second place, he invented fishnets, a cruel device whereby innocent fish leap weeping to your frying pans.

2. Catechu: 1 n East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black Catechu Synonyms: Acacia Catechu , Jerusalem thorn Type of: acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia n extract of the heartwood of Acacia Catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets