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pokelogan
[ pohk-loh-guhn ]
noun
Northeastern U.S.
- marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
pokelogan
/ ˈəʊˌəʊɡə /
noun
- another name for bogan 1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pokelogan1
First recorded in 1840–50 (earlier as placename); origin uncertain; perhaps from an Algonquian language, e.g., Ojibwe pokenogun “stopping place,” or Maliseet 貹əɲ “bɲٱ”; bogan
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pokelogan1
C19: from Ojibwa pokenogun
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They were particularly numerous where there was a small bay, or pokelogan, as it is called, bordered by a strip of meadow, or separated from the river by a low peninsula covered with coarse grass, wool-grass, etc., wherein they had waded back and forth and eaten the pads.
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