- sis|co|wet
- sis|co|wet «SIHS kuh weht», noun.a very fat, thick-skinned variety of lake trout found in Lake Superior.╂[< Canadian French siscowet, alteration of Chippewa pemitewiskawet that which has oily flesh]
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sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
wet — lu·or·a·wet·lan; re·wet; sis·co·wet; un·wet; wet; wet·fast·ness; wet·ly; wet·ness; wet·ta·bil·i·ty; wet·ta·ble; wet·ter; wet·tish; … English syllables
siscowet — sis·co·wet … English syllables
siscowet — /sis keuh wet /, n. a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior. [1840 50, Amer.; shortening of Ojibwa pe·mite·wiskawe·t fish with oily flesh (deriv. of pimite·w oil + iskawe· (of fish) to … Universalium
Siscowet — Sis co*wet, n. [OF American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; called also {siskawet}, {siskiwit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
siskawet — Siscowet Sis co*wet, n. [OF American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; called also {siskawet}, {siskiwit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
siskiwit — Siscowet Sis co*wet, n. [OF American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; called also {siskawet}, {siskiwit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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