wejack

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noun

A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

OriginCree ocêk, otchek ← Ojibwe ojiig →
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Meanings

nounwejack (plural wejacks)

plural wejacks

  1. CanadaUSrareA fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

Origin

  1. Ojibweojiig“fisher, marten”
  2. Creeocêk, otchek“fisher”
  3. Englishwejack

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

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