Pequot

[ pee-kwot ]

/ ˈpi kwɒt /

noun, plural Pe·quots, (especially collectively) Pe·quot.

a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.

Origin of Pequot

First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., (Dutch spelling) Pequat(s),Pequatoo(s), probably literally, “people of the shoals”

Words nearby Pequot

peptone, peptonize, Pepys, Pepys' Diary, Péquiste, Pequot, Pequot War, per, Pera, peracid, peracute

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Example sentences from the Web for Pequot

He, therefore, first sailed down to the Pequot (Thames) River, and pretended to land at its mouth.
Famous Indian Chiefs|Charles H. L. Johnston
Jack Rattleton strode along the river bank and out to the end of the Pequot pier.
Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing Post
"Sassacus took it away, that his brother might do no mischief with it," said the Pequot.
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams
The English knew that at a short distance from them there was another fort filled with Pequot warriors.
King Philip|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

He then sailed for Pequot Harbor, where a warrior of the army under Sassacus came out in a canoe to demand who the intruders were.
Famous Indian Chiefs|Charles H. L. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for Pequot

Pequot

/ (ˈpiːkwɒt) /

noun

plural -quot or -quots a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word Origin for Pequot

probably based on Narraganset paquatanog destroyers

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

单词	pequot
释义	Pequot [ pee-kwot ] / ˈpi kwɒt / noun, plural Pe·quots, (especially collectively) Pe·quot. a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War. Origin of Pequot First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., (Dutch spelling) Pequat(s),Pequatoo(s), probably literally, “people of the shoals” Words nearby Pequot peptone, peptonize, Pepys, Pepys' Diary, Péquiste, Pequot, Pequot War, per, Pera, peracid, peracute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pequot He, therefore, first sailed down to the Pequot (Thames) River, and pretended to land at its mouth. Famous Indian Chiefs\|Charles H. L. Johnston Jack Rattleton strode along the river bank and out to the end of the Pequot pier. Harvard Stories\|Waldron Kintzing Post "Sassacus took it away, that his brother might do no mischief with it," said the Pequot. The Knight of the Golden Melice\|John Turvill Adams The English knew that at a short distance from them there was another fort filled with Pequot warriors. King Philip\|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott He then sailed for Pequot Harbor, where a warrior of the army under Sassacus came out in a canoe to demand who the intruders were. Famous Indian Chiefs\|Charles H. L. Johnston British Dictionary definitions for Pequot Pequot / (ˈpiːkwɒt) / noun plural -quot or -quots a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family Word Origin for Pequot probably based on Narraganset paquatanog destroyers 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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