Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fishing-net; a net.
- noun The fundamental unit of Russian long measure, fixed by a ukase of Peter the Great at 7 feet English measure. Also
sajene .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.
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- noun Alternative form of
sazhen .
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Examples
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The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size, and requiring many men to work it.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
fbharjo commented on the word sagene
a Russian measure of about seven feet
November 10, 2009
bilby commented on the word sagene
Easy, just find an animal with seven feet and measure it.
November 10, 2009