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purse seine

Syllabification: (purse seine)
Definition of purse seine

noun

[usually as modifier]
  • a seine that can be drawn into the shape of a bag using the line along the bottom of the net like the drawstring of a purse.

Derivatives

purse seiner

noun

purse seine in other Oxford dictionaries

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