- seapoose
- sea·poose
English syllables. 2014.
seapoose
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seapoose — ˈsēˌpüs noun ( s) Etymology: by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Delaware sepoûs, sepus small brook, Natick sepuēse brook, sepu river, Narragansett sepoêse little river, sepe river 1. : a shallow inlet or tidal stream… … Useful english dictionary
sea puss — noun Etymology: alteration of dialect seapoose tidal stream, from Unquachog (Algonquian language of Long Island, New York) seépus river Date: 1842 a swirling or along shore undertow … New Collegiate Dictionary
sea puss — /poos/, Oceanog. a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, esp. through a channel in a bar. [1645 55, Amer. in sense brook; alter., by folk etym., of earlier seapoose < Unquachog (E sp.) seépus river < Proto Algonquian… … Universalium
sea puss — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea purse, ↑sea poose • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent * * * … Useful english dictionary
