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Scend - Sailing(gambling)

scend (iou)



scend verb & noun. Also send. L15.
[Origin uncertain: perh. aphet. from DESCEND, or rel. to SEND verb1.]
A. verb intrans. Nautical. Of a vessel: pitch or surge up in a heavy sea. L15.
b. noun.
The driving impulse or surge of a wave or the sea. E18.
A sudden plunge or pitch of a vessel aft, forward, etc. M19.