seine

 
Pronunciation: /seɪn/

noun

  • (also seine net) 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: [as modifier]: a seine boat

verb

[with object]
  • fish (an area) with a seine: the fishermen then seine the weir
  • catch (fish) with a seine: they seine whitefish and salmon

Derivatives

seiner

noun

Origin:

Old English segne, of West Germanic origin, via Latin from Greek sagēnē; reinforced in Middle English by Old French saine