Definition of Mamee

1. a fruit of the West Indies [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mamee

mamaluke
mamalukes
mamanpian
mamarazzi
mamas
mamateek
mamateeks
mamavirus
mamba
mambas
mambo
mamboed
mamboes
mamboing
mambos
mamee (current term)
mamees
mamelon
mamelonated
mamelonation
mamelons
mameluco
mamelucos
mameluke
mamelukes
mamenchisaur
mamenchisaurs
mamey
mamey sapote
mameyes

Literary usage of Mamee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The India Directory: Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies by James Horsburgh (1852)
"Having rounded the western mamee-chow, steer direct for Deep-water Point, ... From mamee-chow the depths are 7 and 8 fathoms, until they increase suddenly ..."

2. Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"The Generall received another letter from Captaine mamee, That the answer which ... Captaine mamee did further write, that what our Generall would propound, ..."

3. Great Epochs in American History: Described by Famous Writers from Columbus by Francis Whiting Halsey (1912)
"A canal has been in progress for three years, connecting the Wabash and mamee, which flows into the west end of Lake Erie; and there can be little ..."

4. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"The General! received another letter from Captaine mamee, ... Captaine mamee did further write, that what our General! would propound, the Aga and hee would ..."

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