First Known Use: 1842
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sea puss
noun \-ˌpu̇s\
Definition of SEA PUSS
: a swirling or along shore undertow
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Origin of SEA PUSS
alteration of dialect seapoose tidal stream, from Unquachog (Algonquian language of Long Island, New York) seépus river
Rhymes with SEA PUSS
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