spoondrift
[spoon-drift]
Origin of spoondrift
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lather, rapid, rapids, spray, suds, surf, soapsuds, spindrift, spoondriftExamples from the Web for spoondrift
Historical Examples of spoondrift
Just the same, I guess I can show you girls a good time at Spoondrift.
The Corner House Girls Under CanvasGrace Brooks Hill
Spoondrift is the spray from the tops of the waves, explained Pearl.
The Corner House Girls Under CanvasGrace Brooks Hill
And it was cold—oh, it was cold!The pinching cold was like a vise: Spoondrift flew freezing,—fold on foldIt coated them with ice.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886Ministry of Education
It blew so that the spoondrift was driven over the sea, and the spray was dashed far in over the ice.
Farthest NorthFridtjof Nansen
She dodged occasionally to protect her eyes from the spoondrift which slatted so sharply across the deck and 156 into the cockpit.
Wyn's Camping DaysAmy Bell Marlowe
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