[seine] n [ME, fr. OE segne, fr. L sagena, fr. Gk sagene] (bef. 12c): a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
[2]seine vb seined ; sein.ing vi (1836): to fish with or catch fish with a seine ~ vt: to fish for or in with a seine