pekan
[pek-uh n]
Origin of pekan
1710–20, Americanism; < Canadian French pécan, pécant, pékan < Eastern Abenaki (French spelling) pékané
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Historical Examples of pekan
It is known as the wood-shock or pekan, and is also called the black cat, and fisher.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
He had instantly thought that she meant that Pekan was right there somewhere.
The Burgess Animal Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
It was because Pekan is almost the only one Prickly Porky has reason to fear.
The Burgess Animal Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
If Pekan is hungry he doesn't hesitate to dine on Porcupine.
The Burgess Animal Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
A third had caught a pekan; but the prisoner had been worried and torn to atoms.
The Story of the TrapperA. C. Laut
pekan
Word Origin for pekan
C18: from Canadian French pékan, of Algonquian origin; compare Abnaki pékané
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