Definition of southwester

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Southwester (n.) A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest..

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Elamite :: Elamite (n.) A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia..
Southwester :: Southwester (n.) A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest..
Cowboy :: Cowboy (n.) A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States..
Mesquit :: Mesquit (n.) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite..
Poker :: Poker (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States..
Southwester :: Southwester (n.) A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather..
Southwestern :: Southwestern (a.) Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail a southwestern course..
Ocelot :: Ocelot (n.) An American feline carnivore (Felis pardalis). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow..
Bowie Knife :: Bowie knife () A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife..
Corral :: Corral (v. t.) To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything..
Ottawas :: Ottawas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior..
Nabk :: Nabk (n.) The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe..
Mahratta :: Mahratta (n.) One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit..
Bit :: Bit (v.) In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents..
Khamsin :: Khamsin (n.) A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara..
Loco :: Loco (n.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also given vaguely to several other species of the same genus. Called also loco weed..
Maverick :: Maverick (n.) In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle..
Southwesterly :: Southwesterly (a.) To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind..
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