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noun
A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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Broader terms: seine, fishing net, net
noun
a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: seine
History
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Across languages
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