seine net

seine net
noun
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seine 7 [seine seines seined seining] [seɪn] [seɪn] (also ˈseine net) noun
a type of fishing net which hangs down in the water and is pulled together at the ends to catch fish
 
Word Origin:
Old English segne, of West Germanic origin, via Latin from Greek sagēnē; reinforced in Middle English by Old French saine.

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