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seine (n.)

Old English segne "drag-net," from West Germanic *sagina (source also of Old Saxon and Old High German segina), a borrowing of Latin sagena (source also of French seine, 12c., which contributed to the form of the English word), from Greek sagene "a fishing net," also "a hunting net," a word of unknown origin.

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Definitions of seine from WordNet
1
seine (v.)
fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine;
2
seine (n.)
a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom;
3
Seine (n.)
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel;
Synonyms: Seine River
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