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Aug. 07, 2016
spindrift\SPIN-drift\noun
1. spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
QuotesSpindrift blew off the waves and foam gathered in clots that
rolled along the shore, full of bubbles like scalded milk.
-- Keith Donohue, The Boy Who Drew Monsters, 2014
Origin of spindriftSpindrift is a variant of the Scots spoondrift,
with the nautical verb spoon or spoommeaning "to run or scud before the
wind." It entered English around 1600.More From Dictionary.comSubmit a
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