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   seine

   /seɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish: "a seine boat"

   verb

   • 1. fish (an area) with a seine: "the fishermen then seine the weir"
   • ▪ catch (fish) with a seine: "they seine whitefish and salmon"

   Word Origin Old Englishsegne, of West Germanic origin, via Latin from Greek sagēnē; reinforced in Middle English by Old French saine.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seiner noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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