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  • seaside bean
    [ DJE idem] n. a plant, Canavalia obtusifolia or bahamensis, with prostrate stem, purple flowers and an edible bean. = BAY BEAN, RED
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  • seasick
    [cf. SICK to become sick] v. to become seasick: All the passengers begun to seasick (COB). (San Sal.)
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  • sea rut
    [etym?] n. marl or chalky mud on the sea floor. = WHITE MALT (Andros)
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  • searching needle
    [in reference to needle-like seed­cases which adhere to clothing in search of a place to grow] n. a plant, Bidens pilosa.
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  • searching light
    (Black); search light (Eleu., San Sal.) [OED search light a powerful arc lamp] n. a torch; flashlight: If you got lantern [you
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  • sea pussy
    [cf. DHS pussy female pudend, from appearance] n. a marine animal, probably the sea anemone (Actinia sp.). It is reddish-yellow to purple with
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  • sea pippie
    [cf. SEA COCK idem, and PIPPIE penis] n. a variety of dark eel (sp?). (Inagua, Mayag.)
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  • sea-pie
     [OED different sp.] n. a bird, the royal tern (Thalasseus maximus). (Acklins)
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  • sea nit
    [etym?] n. the white-nosed pipefish, Corythoichthys albirostris. (Andros)
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  • sea needle
    sea needle n. 1. [cf. OED sea nettle jellyfish] a small variety of jellyfish (Acalephae sp.) with a painful sting.
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