Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A vessel employed in the menhaden or the mackerel purseseine fishery.
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Examples
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The deck of the Taiwanese purse-seiner bustles with activity.
Prostitution and Taiwan Fisherman Michael Turton 2006
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A young girl is gingerly easing herself down thick ropes from the mothership onto the purse-seiner.
Prostitution and Taiwan Fisherman Michael Turton 2006
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The deck of the Taiwanese purse-seiner bustles with activity.
Archive 2006-10-01 Michael Turton 2006
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A young girl is gingerly easing herself down thick ropes from the mothership onto the purse-seiner.
Archive 2006-10-01 Michael Turton 2006
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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.
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