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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A sea-barrow, or sea-pincushion; a skate-barrow. See cut under mermaid's-purse.
  2. n. A swirl of the undertow making a small whirlpool on the surface of the water; a local outward current, dangerous to bathers. Also called sea-pouce and sea-puss.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.
  2. n. The sea bean Dioclea reflexa.
  3. n. rare Alternative form of sea puss.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. Alteration of sea puss. (Wiktionary)

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