spoondrift

[ spoon-drift ]

/ ˈspunˌdrɪft /

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noun

spindrift.

Origin of spoondrift

1760–70; spoon, variant of obsolete spoom (of a ship) to run or scud before the wind + drift

Words nearby spoondrift

spoon back, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful

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Example sentences from the Web for spoondrift

The party from Spoondrift bungalow got back in season to get luncheon; after which they rested and then bathed.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill
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 Days|Amy Bell Marlowe
And after the way Trix had acted at the time the Spoondrift bungalow was burned, one might expect anything mean of Trix.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill
On Thursday of that week they rowed over to Spoondrift bungalow in the morning.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill

Amid a mass of spoondrift the schooner drove helplessly before it.
Salt Water|W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for spoondrift

spoondrift

/ (ˈspuːnˌdrɪft) /

noun

a less common spelling of spindrift

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单词	spoondrift
释义	spoondrift [ spoon-drift ] / ˈspunˌdrɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spoondrift ON THESAURUS.COM noun spindrift. Origin of spoondrift 1760–70; spoon, variant of obsolete spoom (of a ship) to run or scud before the wind + drift Words nearby spoondrift spoon back, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spoondrift The party from Spoondrift bungalow got back in season to get luncheon; after which they rested and then bathed. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas\|Grace Brooks Hill 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 Days\|Amy Bell Marlowe And after the way Trix had acted at the time the Spoondrift bungalow was burned, one might expect anything mean of Trix. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas\|Grace Brooks Hill On Thursday of that week they rowed over to Spoondrift bungalow in the morning. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas\|Grace Brooks Hill Amid a mass of spoondrift the schooner drove helplessly before it. Salt Water\|W. H. G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for spoondrift spoondrift / (ˈspuːnˌdrɪft) / noun a less common spelling of spindrift Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spoondrift lather, rapid, rapids, spray, suds, surf, breakers, soapsuds, spindrift, wild water
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spoondrift

noun

Origin of spoondrift

Words nearby spoondrift

Example sentences from the Web for spoondrift

British Dictionary definitions for spoondrift

noun

Words related to spoondrift