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/pog'euh mog"euhn/, n.a club with a knobbed head, used by various American Indian peoples.[1780-90; < Ojibwa pakama·kan, equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *pakama·- hit (someone) + *-kan instrument for]
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pogamoggan
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Pogamoggan — Pog a*mog gan, n. [North Amer. Indian.] An aboriginal weapon consisting of a stone or piece of antler fastened to the end of a slender wooden handle, used by American Indians from the Great Plains to the Mackenzie River. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pogamoggan — pog·a·mog·gan … English syllables
pogamoggan — ˌpägəˈmägən noun ( s) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa pägämâgan club, Cree päkämâgan hammer, literally, (something) used for striking : a club used as a weapon or ceremonial object by various American Indian peoples and usually… … Useful english dictionary
