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wood·chuck
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ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk
/
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-chuhk
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noun
a stocky North American burrowing rodent,
Marmota monax,
that hibernates in the winter.
Also called
chuck
,
groundhog.
Origin:
1665–75,
Americanism
;
presumably a reshaping by folk etymology of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language; compare
Narragansett
(E spelling)
ockqutchaun
woodchuck
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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woodchuck
(ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk)
—
n
Also called:
groundhog
a North American marmot,
Marmota monax,
having coarse reddish-brown fur
[C17: by folk etymology from Cree
otcheck
fisher, marten]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
woodchuck
1674, alteration (influenced by
wood
(n.)) of Cree (Algonquian) otchek or Ojibwa otchig, "marten," the name subsequently transferred to the groundhog.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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