pocohaac

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Alternative forms

  • pohcohaac
  • pocohaak

Etymology

Shortened from a hypothetical *pocohaacan, possibly derived from Proto-Algonquian *po·xkw- ("break, cut") + *-a·kani, a suffix denoting tools also found in tamahaac, taccahacan ("hatchet"), the source for English tomahawk.

Noun

pocohaac

  1. awl, pin, needle, bodkin
  2. (associated by shape) penis