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Definition of Decuman
1. a. Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively.
Definition of Decuman
1. Adjective. (obsolete) large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) An extraordinarily large billow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decuman
1. extremely large [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decuman
Literary usage of Decuman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"I 1746, the son of Thomas Ford, prebendary He failed in procuring a patent for
these in ] of St. decuman, Wells, and vicar of Ban- England, but obtained one ..."
2. An Exploration of Exmoor and the Hill Country of West Somerset: With Notes by John Lloyd Warden Page (1895)
"... Anchor —Marshwood Farm—Watchet—Dawes Castle—St. decuman- Monuments and Epitaphs —
A Resurrection — Williton — An Imitated Monument—Doniford. ..."
3. Myths, Scenes & Worthies of Somerset by Charlotte Gilson Allen Boger (1887)
"decuman. (Circa AD 400.) " WATCHET is a neat little port with a neat little
harbour, enclosed by piers and protected by a breakwater, close to which the ..."
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