Woony

W4O1O1N1Y4

proper noun

Nickname for the Woonasquatucket River.

OriginEastern Algonquian →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Woony
  1. endearingregionalNickname for the Woonasquatucket River.

    The Woony was once a force powering mills and their machines, then a dirty twisting flow of dioxins, metals and sewage, now a shining example of what man can do to undo what man has done.

    2016 September 23, Todd Corayer, “It all starts here, on the banks of a river”, in Fish Wrap Writer

Origin

  1. Eastern Algonquian
  2. EnglishWoony

Clipping of Woonasquatucket + -y. The original name is from Eastern Algonquian, literally meaning "where the salt water ends".

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APA

Woony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woony

MLA

“Woony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woony.

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