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wejack

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we⋅jack

  [wee-jak]
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–noun
fisher (def. 3).
Origin:
1735–45; < Cree oče⋅k < Proto-Algonquian *wečye⋅ka
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fish·er   (fĭsh'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that fishes, as a person or ship engaged in fishing.

    1. A carnivorous mammal (Martes pennanti) of northern North America, having thick, dark-brown fur. Also called pekan, wejack.

    2. The fur of this animal.

we·jack   (wē'jāk)   
n.  See fisher.

[Cree oček.]
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