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spindrift

[ spin-drift ]

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noun

spindrift

/ ˈspɪnˌdrɪft /

1590–1600; variant of Scots speendrift spoondrift

C17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift

The Spindrift scientists were always in demand, and their faces grew gaunt as the days passed.

Dalgetty locked moodily out at the beach and the waves and the smoking spindrift.

Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, You shall keep your kingdoms; Joscelyn for me!

Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, Let us part the treasure Of the world in three.

Raw shuddering gusts whipped the sea till the ship lurched and men felt driven spindrift stinging their faces.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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