HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains.
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PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.
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