pogamoggan

[ pog-uh-mog-uhn ]

/ ˌpɒg əˈmɒg ən /

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noun

a club with a knobbed head, used by various American Indian peoples.

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Origin of pogamoggan

First recorded in 1780–90; from Ojibwe pakama·kan, equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian pakama·- “hit (someone)” + -kan “instrument for”