sea puss

American  

[see poos] / ˈsi ˌpʊs /

noun

Oceanography.

1. a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, especially through a channel in a bar.

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Etymology

Origin of sea puss

First recorded in 1645–55, in sense “brook;” alteration, by folk etymology, of earlier seapoose, from Unquachog ( English spelling) seépus “river,” from unattested Proto-Algonquian si·po·wi (becoming Fox si·po·wi ) + diminutive suffix