Rosmarine

Rosmarine
Rosmarine Ros"ma*rine, n. [Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.] A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew. [1913 Webster]

And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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