wejack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

Word forms

wejack wejacks

Etymology

From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock.

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