arm n One of the two outer sections or wings of a seine.
   1937 DEVINE 11 [The bunt is] the middle part of a fish seine with the smaller size mesh for [drawing up] when the 'arms' are hauled home. T 80/3-64 A cod seine is a huge long net with small linnet in the middle, an' as you goes on in what they call the arms is bigger linnet.

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