wejackn.

Brit.

/ˈwiːdʒak/, U.S.

/ˈwiˌdʒæk/

Forms:

α. 1600s– woodshock Brit. /ˈwʊdʃɒk/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌʃɑk/ (now rare), 1700s wooskock (probably transmission error), 1800s woodchuck (nonstandard, rare).

β. 1700s vejack, 1700s wejeck, 1700s– wejack, 1900s wuchak.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from East Cree. Partly a borrowing from Cree. Etymons: East Cree uchāk; Cree ocēk.

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < Northern East Cree uchāk (with remodelling of the first syllable after wood n.¹), and partly (in β. forms) < its cognate Cree ocēk (in which the initial vowel was apparently heard as /wə/).In the form woodchuck apparently by confusion with woodchuck n.

The fisher marten, Martes pennanti. Also: the pelt of this animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Martes (marten)

marter?c1250

mertrick1424

martenc1425

marder1607

martel1607

marten-weasel1607

wejack1692

martlet1693

mart1714

marten-cat1790

1692 C. Lodwick Let. 20 May in Coll. N.-Y. Hist. Soc. (1849) II. 246 Those animalls which are y^e natural product of this country are Elks, Deer, Bears,..Minks, Woodshocks,..and Wolves.

?c1719 in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1965) 25 75 (modernized text) We have observed your former orders not to trade castoreum for above half what we gave formerly, and have sent none home till orders for the same. [margin] Has sent 14 wooskocks but not castoreum.

1784 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. I. i. 82 Fisher... About Hudson's Bay they are called Wejacks, and Woodshocks.

a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 377 The Wejack and Skunk are never found in the Northern Indian country.

1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 52 Mustela Canadensis (Lin.) The Pekan or Fisher..Its skins are..imported into England..under the names of Woodshocks or Fishers.

1871 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. Aug. 72/2 The Pekan or Woodshock..bears a very beautiful and useful fur.

1902 A. C. Laut Story of Trapper 251 This is wuchak the fisher,..who, in spite of his fishy name, hates water as cats hate it.

1960 Conservation Volunteer Mar.–Apr. 57/1 The fisher, Wejack, Pekan, black cat or whatever you wish to call him,..has long been considered a rarity on the Minnesota scene.

2007 A. Fritsch & P. Gallimore Healing Appalachia xii. 158 The arboreal weasel, the wejack or fisher (Martes pennanti), is enjoying a successful reintroduction into Appalachia from northern Wisconsin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wejack
释义	wejackn. Brit. /ˈwiːdʒak/, U.S. /ˈwiˌdʒæk/ Forms: α. 1600s– woodshock Brit. /ˈwʊdʃɒk/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌʃɑk/ (now rare), 1700s wooskock (probably transmission error), 1800s woodchuck (nonstandard, rare). β. 1700s vejack, 1700s wejeck, 1700s– wejack, 1900s wuchak. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from East Cree. Partly a borrowing from Cree. Etymons: East Cree uchāk; Cree ocēk. Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < Northern East Cree uchāk (with remodelling of the first syllable after wood n.¹), and partly (in β. forms) < its cognate Cree ocēk (in which the initial vowel was apparently heard as /wə/).In the form woodchuck apparently by confusion with woodchuck n. The fisher marten, Martes pennanti. Also: the pelt of this animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Martes (marten) marter?c1250 mertrick1424 martenc1425 marder1607 martel1607 marten-weasel1607 wejack1692 martlet1693 mart1714 marten-cat1790 1692 C. Lodwick Let. 20 May in Coll. N.-Y. Hist. Soc. (1849) II. 246 Those animalls which are y^e natural product of this country are Elks, Deer, Bears,..Minks, Woodshocks,..and Wolves. ?c1719 in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1965) 25 75 (modernized text) We have observed your former orders not to trade castoreum for above half what we gave formerly, and have sent none home till orders for the same. [margin] Has sent 14 wooskocks but not castoreum. 1784 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. I. i. 82 Fisher... About Hudson's Bay they are called Wejacks, and Woodshocks. a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 377 The Wejack and Skunk are never found in the Northern Indian country. 1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 52 Mustela Canadensis (Lin.) The Pekan or Fisher..Its skins are..imported into England..under the names of Woodshocks or Fishers. 1871 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. Aug. 72/2 The Pekan or Woodshock..bears a very beautiful and useful fur. 1902 A. C. Laut Story of Trapper 251 This is wuchak the fisher,..who, in spite of his fishy name, hates water as cats hate it. 1960 Conservation Volunteer Mar.–Apr. 57/1 The fisher, Wejack, Pekan, black cat or whatever you wish to call him,..has long been considered a rarity on the Minnesota scene. 2007 A. Fritsch & P. Gallimore Healing Appalachia xii. 158 The arboreal weasel, the wejack or fisher (Martes pennanti), is enjoying a successful reintroduction into Appalachia from northern Wisconsin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1692
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