ˈdēpiŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of obsolete deep, v., to deepen, immerse deeply, from Middle English depen to make deep, immerse deeply, from Old English dȳpan to make deep; akin to Gothic ga diupjan to make deep; causative-denominative from the root of English deep (I)
Britain : one of the usually 6 foot wide sections of which a hand-netted drift net is made
several deepings are laced side to side to give the required depth to the net