musquash

[ muhs-kwosh ]

/ ˈmʌs kwɒʃ /

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noun

Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.

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Origin of musquash

1770–80, Americanism;<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)

Words nearby musquash

muslin delaine, muslin kail, Mus.M., musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker

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How to use musquash in a sentence

Just behind the ripple were the sharp nose and the beady eyes of Musquash, who is always in some mischief of this kind.
Wilderness Ways|William J Long
No. 3—Lone pine in the deserted vale where the musquash watches for his prey.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
But just then another musquash carelessly trod on the big musquash's tail and the old musquash roared with pain.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
It is also dyed sealskin colour, but its woolly nature renders it less effective than the more silky musquash.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

In France they do well with cheaper skins, such as musquash, rabbit and hare, which they dye in addition to dressing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for musquash

musquash

/ (ˈmʌskwɒʃ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for musquash

C17: from Algonquian: compare Natick musquash, Abnaki muskwessu

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