pekan

American  

[pek-uhn] / ˈpɛk ən /

noun

1. the fisher, Martes pennanti.

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pekan British  

/ ˈpɛkən /

noun

1. another name for fisher

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Etymology

Origin of pekan

1710–20, < Canadian French pécan, pécant, pékan < Eastern Abenaki ( French spelling) pékané

Example Sentences

For many years the Saguenay River appeared to have been the boundary line for moose, red deer and pekan, none being known on the east side, while fairly numerous on the west bank.

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

Besides, the pekan has many tricks akin to the wolverine.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

The men shortened the line to thirty miles and for six times in succession did pekan destroy the traps.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

This is wuchak the fisher, or pekan, commonly called "the black cat"—who, in spite of his fishy name, hates water as cats hate it.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

Later, a pekan, sometimes called a fisher, killed another one.

From The Chief Engineer by Abbott, Henry