This is the work of the sea-puss -- the revolving maniac born of close-wed wind and tide. From Wordnik.com. [Tides of Barnegat] Reference
If these be as fine as mud, so that they may float in the water, they are readily borne away by the currents which are always created along a storm-swept shore, particularly by the undertow or bottom outcurrent -- the "sea-puss," as it is sometimes called -- that sweeps along the bottom from every shore, against which the waves form a surf. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography] Reference
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