Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wejack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: we-jack
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

wejacks (plural)

Questions

What does wejack mean?: A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.
Where does wejack come from?: From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock.

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