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Definition of Sea puss
1. Noun. The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore.
Generic synonyms: Undercurrent, Undertide
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Puss
Literary usage of Sea puss
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1906)
"THE SEA-PUSS. KATE UPSON CLARK. [On certain portions of the coast the white,
rushing waves which precede a storm are called "sea-pussies. ..."
2. Paragraph-writing: A Rhetoric for Colleges by Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denny (1909)
"The two great dangers of American bathing are the undertow and the " sea-puss."
The undertow varies at different stages of the tide, and with the different ..."
3. Paragraph-writing: A Rhetoric for Colleges by Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denny (1909)
"The two great dangers of American bathing are the undertow and the " sea-puss."
The undertow varies at different stages of the tide, and with the different ..."
4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"Old Dave muttered: "Jest before it happened, I thought I saw a sea-puss forming."
When, in agony, Harding came to and found Tilda motionless, ..."
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