seapoose

noun

sea·​poose

ˈsēˌpüs

plural -s

1

: a shallow inlet or tidal stream along the Long Island shore

2

: sea puss

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Delaware sepoûs, sepus small brook, Natick sepuēse brook, sepu river, Narragansett sepoêse little river, sepe river

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