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seine

1. seine \'sa-n\ n [ME, fr. OE segne; akin to OHG segi-na seine; both fr. a 
   prehist]oric WGmc word borrowed fr. L sagena seine, fr. Gk sage-ne- : a 
   large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other used vertic ally 
   to enclose fish when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore
2. seine vi : to fish with or catch fish with a seine to fish for or in 
   with a seine  - sein.er n