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togue

[tohg] ,
–noun, plural togues, (especially collectively) togue. Canadian.
lake trout.

Origin:
1830–40; < CanF < Eastern Algonquian, perh. shortening of Micmac atoγwa⋅su trout
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lake trout  
n.  A freshwater food and game fish (Salvelinus namaycush) of the Great Lakes. Also called Mackinaw trout, namaycush, togue.
togue   (tōg)   
n.  See lake trout.

[Canadian French, from Micmac atoghwaasu.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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