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woodchuck
[ wood-chuhk ]
noun
- a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter.
woodchuck
/ ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk /
noun
- a North American marmot, Marmota monax, having coarse reddish-brown fur Also calledgroundhog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of woodchuck1
First recorded in 1665–75, Americanism; presumably a reshaping by folk etymology of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language; compare Narragansett ( English spelling) ockqutchaun “woodchuck”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of woodchuck1
C17: by folk etymology from Cree otcheck fisher, marten
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Example Sentences
And saying a hasty good afternoon, he popped through his doorway and vanished at Billy Woodchuck's feet.
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There was only one reason why Billy Woodchuck didn't exactly care to dig a new home for himself in the pasture just then.
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Billy Woodchuck exclaimed, for he had heard somewhere that if you want a thing done, you should get a busy person to do it.
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And he had already turned away, as if the business were ended, when Billy Woodchuck stopped him again.
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Billy Woodchuck soon saw that Grandfather Mole was a stubborn old fellow.
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