pokelogan

[ pohk-loh-guhn ]

nounNortheastern U.S.
  1. marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.

Origin of pokelogan

1
First recorded in 1840–50 (earlier as placename); origin uncertain; perhaps from an Algonquian language, e.g., Ojibwe pokenogun “stopping place,” or Maliseet papkeləkwan “backwater”; cf. bogan
  • Also called lo·gan [loh-guhn] /ˈloʊ gən/ .
  • Also poke·lo·ken [pohk-loh-kuhn]. /ˈpoʊkˌloʊ kən/.

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British Dictionary definitions for pokelogan

pokelogan

/ (ˈpəʊkˌləʊɡən) /


noun
  1. Canadian another name for bogan 1

Origin of pokelogan

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C19: from Ojibwa pokenogun

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