seined
Variant of seine
seine
definition
seine (sān)
noun
a large fishing net with floats along the top edge and weights along the bottom
Etymology: ME seyne < OE segne < early WGmc borrowing < L sagena < Gr sagēnē < IE base *twak-, to enclose tightly
Related Forms:
- seiner sein′er noun
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