• Seine

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /seɪn/

    Origin

    Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη ("dragnet"), of unknown origin.

    Noun

    seine

    (plural seines)
    1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
      • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 169:They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out.

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    Verb

    1. (ambitransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

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