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1. hominy, n. View full entry 1629
...Maize or Indian corn hulled and ground more or less coarsely and prepared for food by being boiled with water or milk....
2. kinnikinnic | kinnikinnik, n. View full entry 1799
...A mixture used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco, or for mixing with it; the commonest ingredients are dried sumach-leaves and the inner bark of dogwood or willow. Also...
3. Manahoac, n. View full entry 1608
...A member of a North American Indian people formerly inhabiting the valley of the upper Rappahanoock River in northern Virginia and perh. speaking a Siouan language....
4. Massachusett, n. and adj. View full entry 1616
...A member of an Algonquian people inhabiting an area forming the eastern part of the present-day state of Massachusetts....
5. matchcoat, n. View full entry 1612
...A kind of coat formerly worn by North American Indians, originally made of furs, later of coarse woollen cloth (as supplied by white traders)....
6. moccasin, n. View full entry 1612
...A kind of soft-soled leather shoe originally worn by North American Indians, later also by trappers, backwoodsmen, etc....
7. musquash, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1616
...= muskrat1a....
8. persimmon, n. and adj. View full entry 1612
...The edible plumlike fruit of the North American tree Diospyros virginiana (the persimmon tree: see sense A. 2a), a large yellow or orange berry which is usually very...
9. raccoon, n. View full entry 1608
...The dressed skin of the raccoon (see sense 2); (occas.) a single dressed raccoon skin....
10. Susquehannock, n. View full entry 1612
...= Conestoga1. Also attrib....
11. tuckahoe, n. View full entry 1612
...A name applied by North American Indians (esp. of Virginia) to edible roots of various plants: see Report of Smithsonian Inst.1881, pp. 687–701....
