musquash

American  

[muhs-kwosh] / ˈmʌs kwɒʃ /

noun

1. Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.

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musquash British  

/ ˈmʌskwɒʃ /

noun

1. another name for muskrat , used esp to refer to its fur

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Etymology

Origin of musquash

1770–80, < Massachusett cognate of Western Abenaki mòskwas (perhaps equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *mo·ŝk- bobbing above the surface of the water + *-exkwe· head + derivational elements, i.e., the one whose head bobs above the water)

Example Sentences

In Great Britain a musquash pelt is worth only about a shilling.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The musquash is easier to hunt," said Hawk Eye.

From Hawk Eye by Cory, David

At times, when there are a number of musquash in the same lodge at the same time, the spear often passes through two, or even three, at one stroke.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin

Hold on there, Elmer," exclaimed Lil Artha; "bring on your musquash.

From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan

But the old musquash avoided the path, as if he had suffered in such places before.

From A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories by Long, William J. (William Joseph)