pogamoggan

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 consisting in the Great Lakes region of a flat curved club with a knobbed head and in the Plains region of a piece of stone fastened to the end of a slender stick covered with leather

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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 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • pogamoggan — pog·a·mog·gan …   English syllables

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