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purse-seine
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purse seine
noun
1.
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.
2.
a technique of fishing that utilizes a purse seine to capture large schools of fish, especially tuna.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
1865–70, Americanism
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