{ Kam‐sin″, Kham‐sin″ } (?), 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. [Written also Khamseen.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.