musquash

[ muhs-kwosh ]

/ ˈmʌs kwɒʃ /

noun

Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.

Origin of musquash

1770–80, Americanism;<Massachusett cognate of Western Abenaki mòskwas (perhaps equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *mo·ŝk- bobbing above the surface of the water + *-exkwe· head + derivational elements, i.e., the one whose head bobs above the water)

Words nearby musquash

muslin delaine, muslin kail, Mus.M., musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker

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Example sentences from the Web for musquash

From a hundred to a hundred and fifty thousand musquash skins was the usual returns from the post a few years ago.
Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter
There was a short struggle under water and then a few bubbles floated to the surface and the musquash had been done for.
Shaggycoat|Clarence Hawkes
The boys made sure of this, not fancying the idea of having to depend upon the musquash alone.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods|Lawrence J. Leslie
He seemed suddenly to have quite forsaken humanity, and gone over to the musquash side.
The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau

Jack, who had lived for years on the banks of the Wildcat, could swim and dive like a musquash.
The Hoosier School-boy|Edward Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for musquash

musquash

/ (ˈmʌskwɒʃ) /

noun

another name for muskrat, used esp to refer to its fur

Word Origin for musquash

C17: from Algonquian: compare Natick musquash, Abnaki muskwessu

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单词	musquash
释义	musquash [ muhs-kwosh ] / ˈmʌs kwɒʃ / noun Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat. Origin of musquash 1770–80, Americanism;<Massachusett cognate of Western Abenaki mòskwas (perhaps equivalent to Proto-Algonquian mo·ŝk- bobbing above the surface of the water + -exkwe· head + derivational elements, i.e., the one whose head bobs above the water) Words nearby musquash muslin delaine, muslin kail, Mus.M., musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for musquash From a hundred to a hundred and fifty thousand musquash skins was the usual returns from the post a few years ago. Canadian Wilds\|Martin Hunter There was a short struggle under water and then a few bubbles floated to the surface and the musquash had been done for. Shaggycoat\|Clarence Hawkes The boys made sure of this, not fancying the idea of having to depend upon the musquash alone. With Trapper Jim in the North Woods\|Lawrence J. Leslie He seemed suddenly to have quite forsaken humanity, and gone over to the musquash side. The Maine Woods\|Henry David Thoreau Jack, who had lived for years on the banks of the Wildcat, could swim and dive like a musquash. The Hoosier School-boy\|Edward Eggleston British Dictionary definitions for musquash musquash / (ˈmʌskwɒʃ) / noun another name for muskrat, used esp to refer to its fur Word Origin for musquash C17: from Algonquian: compare Natick musquash, Abnaki muskwessu Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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