tuckahoe

[ tuhk-uh-hoh ]

/ ˈtʌk əˌhoʊ /

noun

Also called Indian bread. the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States.

arrow arum.

(usually initial capital letter) a Virginian, especially one inhabiting the lowland east of the Blue Ridge.

Origin of tuckahoe

First recorded in 1605–15, Americanism; earlier applied to various roots and underground fungi, from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) tockwhogh, tockawhoughe, taccaho “arrow arum root” (used for bread), derivative of Proto-Algonquian takwah- “to pound (it) fine, reduce (it) to flour” (unattested); compare Shawnee takhwa “bread”

Words nearby tuckahoe

TUC, Tucana, Tuchman, tuchun, tuck, tuckahoe, tuck away, tuckaway table, tucker, tucker-bag, tucker-box

Example sentences from the Web for tuckahoe

She was a woman of a hateful disposition, and treated the little stranger from Tuckahoe with extreme harshness.
Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6)|Various
I pray you to present me affectionately to your family and that of Tuckahoe.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
The only massacre in Tuckahoe ever committed by the savages took place in the summer of 1778.
History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones
Well, you'd better not, because folks is liable to think we made a round of Pratt-street saloons afore we boarded the Tuckahoe.
The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories|Charles Weathers Bump

And the captain of the Tuckahoe gave the command "Hard lee!"
The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories|Charles Weathers Bump

单词	tuckahoe
释义	tuckahoe [ tuhk-uh-hoh ] / ˈtʌk əˌhoʊ / noun Also called Indian bread. the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States. arrow arum. (usually initial capital letter) a Virginian, especially one inhabiting the lowland east of the Blue Ridge. Origin of tuckahoe First recorded in 1605–15, Americanism; earlier applied to various roots and underground fungi, from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) tockwhogh, tockawhoughe, taccaho “arrow arum root” (used for bread), derivative of Proto-Algonquian takwah- “to pound (it) fine, reduce (it) to flour” (unattested); compare Shawnee takhwa “bread” Words nearby tuckahoe TUC, Tucana, Tuchman, tuchun, tuck, tuckahoe, tuck away, tuckaway table, tucker, tucker-bag, tucker-box Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tuckahoe She was a woman of a hateful disposition, and treated the little stranger from Tuckahoe with extreme harshness. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6)\|Various I pray you to present me affectionately to your family and that of Tuckahoe. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson The only massacre in Tuckahoe ever committed by the savages took place in the summer of 1778. History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley\|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones Well, you'd better not, because folks is liable to think we made a round of Pratt-street saloons afore we boarded the Tuckahoe. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories\|Charles Weathers Bump And the captain of the Tuckahoe gave the command "Hard lee!" The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories\|Charles Weathers Bump
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