Sea-elf
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A merman or mermaid.
"You may dare to face a howitzer's mouth, You may brave a wild beast's rage, And you'll know less dread with the first or last Than this old sea-elf - I'll wage; Yet he seem'd such a downright sociable ghost That I flinched not from his gage."
Example
More examples"You may dare to face a howitzer's mouth, You may brave a wild beast's rage, And you'll know less dread with the first or last Than this old sea-elf - I'll wage; Yet he seem'd such a downright sociable ghost That I flinched not from his gage."
Etymology
From sea + elf.
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