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noun Oceanography.
a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, especially through a channel in a bar.
Origin:
1645–55, Americanism in sense “brook;” alteration, by folk etymology, of earlier seapoose < Unquachog (E spelling) seépus river < Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi (> Fox si·po·wi) + diminutive suffix
1645–55, Americanism in sense “brook;” alteration, by folk etymology, of earlier seapoose < Unquachog (E spelling) seépus river < Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi (> Fox si·po·wi) + diminutive suffix
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Sea puss
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| sea puss | |
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| the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: undertow] |
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