seapoose

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 along the Long Island shore

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  • seapoose — sea·poose …   English syllables

  • 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

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