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Kamsin
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Kamsin, n. [Ar. khamsīn, fr. khamsūn, oblique case khamsīn, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.].
A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [1913 Webster]
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