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Definition of Sea-poose

1. Noun. The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea-poose

Literary usage of Sea-poose

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

1. Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D. by Lyman Beecher, Charles Beecher (1866)
"Fell into a little sea-poose,* and was something frightened, but, through God's mercy, was preserved. ''Saturday, July 13. A memorable day in the history of ..."

2. Sporting Scenes and Sundry Sketches: Being the Miscellaneous Writings of J by J. Cypress (1842)
"I kept watch of him — when I came to a sea poose — I went in to the east of it — went out into the ocean as far as he was standing and bracing against the ..."

3. Sporting Scenes and Sundry Sketches: Being the Miscellaneous Writings of J by J. Cypress (1842)
"I kept watch of him — when I came to a sea poose — I went in to the east of it — went out into the ocean as far as he was standing and bracing against the ..."

4. Athletic Sports by Dudley Allen Sargent, Marguerite Merington (1897)
"... or When the " undertow " or " set " is especially strong; or When there is any irregularity of the beach which might cause a "sea-poose" to form. ..."

5. The Out of Door Library: Athletic Sports by Dudley Allen Sargent, Henry James Whigham, Robert Duffield Wrenn, Phillip Gengembre Hubert, Marguerite Merington, James West Roosevelt, Duffield Osborne, Edward Sandford Martin (1897)
"... or When there is any irregularity of the beach which might cause a "sea-poose" to form. You may also find it wise to observe the following: — Never take ..."

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