seine.
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
Meaning & usage
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
Where this word comes from
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
Where this word comes from
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
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