seine

Etymology

From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.

noun

1. 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

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
   This was especially the case with seining for pilchards. 1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow