Quaco
Americannoun
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In various court documents, Quok’s forename appears as Cuarco, Quack, Quork, Quaco, Quarko, but most commonly as Quok, which is the spelling I have adopted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
The examination of Quaco was followed by the examination of Mark, and of Phillis, later in the month.
This mountain is an elevation, eight or ten miles inland from Quaco, which may be seen by vessels coasting along from St. Martin's Head to St. John: it is indicated on the charts as Mt.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
McCoy's Head, four leagues west of Quaco: the "cove" may be that on the east into which Gardner's Creek flows, or that on the west at the mouth of Emmerson's Creek.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
Nothing had been heard by any one about any drifting boat, and they were at last compelled to see that in Quaco there was no further hope of gaining any information whatever about Tom.
From Lost in the Fog by De Mille, James
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