Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A vessel employed in the menhaden or the mackerel purseseine fishery.

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Examples

  • The deck of the Taiwanese purse-seiner bustles with activity.

    Prostitution and Taiwan Fisherman Michael Turton 2006

  • A young girl is gingerly easing herself down thick ropes from the mothership onto the purse-seiner.

    Prostitution and Taiwan Fisherman Michael Turton 2006

  • The deck of the Taiwanese purse-seiner bustles with activity.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Michael Turton 2006

  • A young girl is gingerly easing herself down thick ropes from the mothership onto the purse-seiner.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Michael Turton 2006

  • CGA officials said the Kaohsiung-registered Fu Chi Hsiang 767 fishing boat, a 993-ton purse-seiner, left Chungho port for the South Pacific Ocean after completing relevant procedures at 9: 30 p.m. Sunday.

    China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper 2008

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