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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶HUSHAWEESH, v. Of a river: to make a low rippling sound.Kcd. 1934 L. G. Gibbon Grey Granite 222:
They heard the whisper of the Luther hushaweesh in the reeds.