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tewolew 'ue-mew

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tewolew 'ue-mewnp • west wind

Lexicon record # 5674 | Source reference(s): MRH:APS2:111
Derivation: literally, "ocean wind" (tewolew "ocean", mew "blow in a particular direction (of wind)")

This term was recorded from Florence Shaughnessy, speaking at the coast, where tewolew refers to the direction oceanward.