seapoose
noun
sea·poose
ˈsēˌpüs
plural -s
1
: a shallow inlet or tidal stream along the Long Island shore
2
: sea puss
Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Delaware sepoûs, sepus small brook, Natick sepuēse brook, sepu river, Narragansett sepoêse little river, sepe river