sea purse n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
Sea purse \Sea" purse`\ (s[=e]" p[^u]rs`). (Zool.) The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks. [1913 Webster]