TIDEWAITERS

Noun

tidewaiters

plural of tidewaiter

Source: Wiktionary


TIDEWAITER

Tide"wait`er, n.

Definition: A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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