woodshock

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noun

The marten, or its pelt.

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Meanings

nounwoodshock (plural woodshocks)

plural woodshocks

  1. CanadaUSdialectalobsoleteThe marten, or its pelt.
  2. CanadaUSdialectalobsoleteThe groundhog, or its pelt.

Origin

From the same Cree term ocêk, otchek (“fisher, marten”) or Ojibwe term ojiig (“fisher, marten”) which was taken into English as wejack in reference to the marten and as woodchuck in erroneous reference to the groundhog. Woodchuck may derive from woodshock.

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APA

woodshock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodshock

MLA

“woodshock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodshock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodshock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodshock.

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