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purse seines

purse seines is the plural of purse seine.

Meaning of purse seine

Noun

purse seine (plural purse seines)

  1. A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.

Questions about purse seines

What is purse seines the plural of?
Purse seines is the plural of purse seine.

Words near purse seines in the dictionary

  1. purse net
  2. purse nets
  3. purse puppies
  4. purse puppy
  5. purse seine
  6. purse seines
  7. purse snatcher
  8. purse snatchers
  9. purse snatching
  10. purse string
  11. purse strings

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