Meaning
A large basket-like trap — traditionally woven from split bamboo or wire mesh, with a funnel mouth that lets fish in but not out — sunk on the reef or sea floor and left to catch fish. The fisherman baits and sets his fish pots, marks them, and hauls them up after a day or two. The fish pot is a mainstay of small-scale Jamaican fishing, older and quieter than the net or the line.
Examples
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Di fisherman set him fish pot pon di reef.
The fisherman set his fish pot on the reef.
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Haul up di fish pot an see wa deh inna it.
Haul up the fish pot and see what's in it.
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Him weave di fish pot outta bamboo.
He wove the fish pot out of bamboo.
Origin
From 'fish' + 'pot' (basket trap); a woven or wire sea-floor fish trap. See [[canoe]], [[janga]].
How it’s used
A funnel-mouthed basket/wire fish trap sunk on the reef. See [[canoe]], [[reef]].