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noun

South n.

That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east.

A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country. "The queen of the south."

Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.

The wind from the south. (Obs.)

verb

South v. i. (past & past part. southed; pres. part. southing)

To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.

(Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.

adjective

South adj. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. "At the south entry."

South-Sea tea (Bot.) See Yaupon.

adverb

South adv.

Toward the south; southward.

From the south; as, the wind blows south.

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Etymology of 'South'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"South" Quotes from Famous Books

... sequestered district of the county of Limerick, there stood my early life, some forty years ago, one of those strong stone buildings, half castle, half farm-house, which are not unfrequent in the South of Ireland, and whose solid masonry and massive construction seem to prove at once the insecurity and the caution of the Cromwellite settlers who erected them. At the time of which I speak, this building was tenanted by an elderly man, whose starch and puritanic mien and manners ...

— The Purcell Papers - Volume II. (of III.) • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

... an awkward silence. Again all eyes were turned upon John Adams. Again he shrank from taking the floor. Mr. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina came ...

— Revolutionary Heroes, And Other Historical Papers • James Parton

... The commercial question—that being the underlying moral element—the commercial question of the North very soon became, on the subject of slavery, what the industrial and political question of the South had made it. It corrupted the manufacturer and the merchant. Throughout the whole North every man that could make any thing regarded the South as his legal, lawful market; for the South did not manufacture; ...

— Brave Men and Women - Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs • O.E. Fuller

... sent for. Life is short and holds enough pain at best. I have several projects in mind, and I shall be free to follow them where they lead. I'll go to Mexico first. They've barely scratched the resources down there. Later I go to South America. Afterward—I haven't planned. I'll simply follow the lead. ...

— The Dominant Dollar • Will Lillibridge

... a worthy couple named Jackson, who brought you up and started you in the profession which I am sure you will adorn. Owing to a—well, let us say, a misunderstanding—you left England—er—somewhat abruptly, and went with a travelling circus to South America; in South America you left the circus and found employment on a ranch, owned by a ...

— The Woman's Way • Charles Garvice

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