scend

scend |send sɛnd |(also send ) archaic ▶noun the push or surge created by a wave. • a pitching or surging movement of a vessel. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a vessel ) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a verb ): alteration of send 1 or descend. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.

scend

scend |sɛnd |(also send ) archaic ▶noun the push or surge created by a wave. • a pitching or surging movement in a boat. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a vessel ) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a verb ): alteration of send 1 or descend. The noun dates from the early 18th cent.