spoondrift
31spindrift — spin•drift [[t]ˈspɪnˌdrɪft[/t]] n. mer oce spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea • Etymology: 1815–25; Scots var. of spoondrift=spoon(of a ship) to run before the wind (of obscure orig.) +drift …
32spindrift — /ˈspɪndrɪft/ (say spindrift) noun spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea. Also, spoondrift. {spin1 + drift} …
33spindrift — ► NOUN 1) spray blown from the crests of waves by the wind. 2) driving snow. ORIGIN from archaic spoondrift, from spoon «run before wind or sea» + DRIFT(Cf. ↑drift) …
34spindrift — [spin′drift΄] n. [earlier spenedrift, Scot var. of spoondrift < spoon, to scud (< ?) + DRIFT] spray blown from a rough sea or surf …
35spindrift — n. spray blown along the surface of the sea. Etymology: Sc. var. of spoondrift f. spoon run before wind or sea + DRIFT …
