Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - seine

 geographical name river 480 miles (772 kilometers) N France flowing NW into Bay of the ~ (inlet of English Channel) SEINE  I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English segne, from Latin sagena, from Greek sagene  Date: before 12th century a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore  II. verb  (~d; seining)  Date: 1836  intransitive verb to fish with or catch fish with a ~  transitive verb to fish for or in with a ~