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1. atlatl, n. View full entry 1871
...A throwing-stick used by North American Indians and Inuits....
2. pogamoggan, n. View full entry c1788
...A kind of club, typically of a single piece of hardwood with a ball-shaped head (often set with a sharp piece of stone or metal) or with a stone head, used esp....
3. skunk, n. View full entry 1634
...A North American animal of the weasel kind, Mephitis mephitica, noted for emitting a very offensive odour when attacked or killed....
4. tomahawk, n. View full entry 1634
...The axe of the North American Indians, used as a weapon of war and the chase, and also as a tool and agricultural implement; in English use the word is usually applied...
