Neuse

[ noos, nyoos ]

/ nus, nyus /

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noun

a river in E central North Carolina, flowing SE to Pamlico Sound. 275 miles (442 km) long.

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Took his friends nigh onto a year, to convince him that The Neuse was to blame for the collision.
Heart of the Blue Ridge|Waldron Baily
The fleet arrived in Neuse River on the 12th of March, and the land forces were in our front on the following day.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment|John A. Sloan
It is built directly on the Neuse, whose banks are high and steep at this point.
The Campaign of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia|Charles Eustis Hubbard
The eastern bank of the Neuse, for some miles above and below the town, is covered with an impenetrable swamp.
The Campaign of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia|Charles Eustis Hubbard

The customary occupation in the morning, when the weather permitted, was a swim in the Neuse.
The Campaign of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia|Charles Eustis Hubbard