seine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /seɪn/ (UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
Meanings
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A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
We all went on Monday Evening to the sea shore, to see the scene Drawn: this is a most curious Work: and all done by Women.
1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 21:They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 169:We learn from the Halifax papers that the catch of mackarel at St. Margaret's Bay, is enormous, varying from 120 to 300 barrels at a haul of the seines and nets, bidding fair to exceed all former years.
1847, editorial staff, “Mackarel Fishery”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sein | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| sean | alternative | lexicographic | |
| seines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Danish seine · purse seine · anchor seine
Hypernyms
Translations (37)
sv vad (fishing net) · unm ahkwënikàn (fishing net) · sel-sou пок (fishing net) · nsk ᐊᒂᐱᒋᑭᓐ (fishing net) · mrj келде (fishing net) · hu gyalomháló (fishing net) · ru не́вод (fishing net) · fr seine (fishing net) · gld адоли (fishing net) · sv not (fishing net) · sw jarife (fishing net) · hu kerítőháló (fishing net) · mhr келде (fishing net) · hu vonóháló (fishing net) · de Ringwadennetz (fishing net) · nl zegen (fishing net) · ms pukat (fishing net) · de Schleppnetz (fishing net) · eo sejno (fishing net) · cs nevod (fishing net) · pt rede varredoura (fishing net) · pt rede de arrasto (fishing net) · be не́вад (fishing net) · uk не́від (fishing net) · gag plasa (fishing net) · kpv тыв (fishing net) · sel-sou уарбок (fishing net) · ru сеть (fishing net) · pl niewód (fishing net) · mi kaharoa (fishing net) · fi nuotta (fishing net) · unm answikàn (fishing net) · bg гриб (fishing net) · hu húzóháló (fishing net) · wa såme (fishing net) · nn not (fishing net) · nb not (fishing net)