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 Definitions of purse seine  [ˈpɜr sər]  

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Definition of 'purse seine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) purse seine
a large seine, for use generally by two boats, that is drawn around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom.

2.  purse seine
the use of a seine to capture large schools of fish, esp. tuna.
Definition of 'purse seine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) purse seine
a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line

'purse seine' - Nearby Entries  

purse  purse seine  purse string  purse-proud  purse-string operation  purser  purslane family  



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