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n. (form of Alternate form southwester English)
WordNet
n. a strong wind from the southwest [syn: southwester]
waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
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Usage examples of "sou'wester".
The westerly wind still blew and bore with it today flurries of heavy rain, which hissed down on the surface of the river, roared on the tarpaulins of the wretched boat's crew, and rattled loudly on the sou'wester which Hornblower wore on his head while he sheltered his cocked hat under his boat cloak.
A tall sou'westered figure bent over him and looked into his face: Awkward Davies.
The Sou'westers Club had agreed that we should mount another seining effort Saturday eve ning, but the Club officers were worried about paying for it.
An' we hears they Sou'westers has already sold she to a whaling , company from up along Nova Scotia way for ten t'ousand dollars I"
Alone, they gave a moment to a fierce hug and then put on their official faces, plus their oilskins and sou'westers, tying the cords under their chins as they went up the companionway to the fantail deck.
The wind still blew with gale force, the officers of the watch bending into it with their sou'westers pulled low over their eyes, and the watch crouching for shelter under the weather bulwarks forward.