English Explanatory Dictionary

sea puss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong seaward current; a riptide or undertow, especially as results when a sandbar formed by waves suddenly gives way, and which is dangerous to swimmers.
  2. The (flowing) channel which results when a cut is made (often deliberately by humans) in a barrier beach which separates a bay from an ocean, so as to control the water level in the bay (which affects water mills) and its salinity (which affects shellfish).
noun
  1. Alternative form of sea-purse (“egg case; sea bean”).

Word forms

sea puss sea pusses sea-puss seapoose sea-poose sea-purse sea purse sepoose

Etymology

From Quiripi (Unquachog) seépus (“river”), cognate to Abenaki sibo (“river”), sibos (“brook, little river”).

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