Meaning Of The Word Purse seine
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Purse seine Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Purse seine?
purse seine in American English
a very large net, as for catching tuna, that can be closed like a drawstring purse once it has been set noun: a large seine, for use generally by two boats, that is drawn around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line passing through rings attached along the lower edge of the net purse seine in British English noun: a large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse purse-seine in American English intransitive verb: to fish using a purse seine |
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