watap
noun
a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.
wattap,
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a variation of
watap.
Example Sentences
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At the same time he soaked with it a bundle of wattap, or long fibrous roots of the white spruce, also gathered before the frost came, with a view to canoe repairs in the spring.
From Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton
Every canoe also carries a quantity of bark, wattap, gum, and pine for heating the gum, an axe, and some small articles necessary for repairing her.
From Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory by Norman Little
The spruce roots or "wattap" were near the surface and easily found, but not easily got out, because they were long, tangled and criss-crossed.
From Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton
The narrative is as follows: One mode of burying the dead among the Chippewas is to place the coffin or box containing their remains on two cross-pieces, nailed or tied with wattap to four poles.
From A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow
As Martin got better he employed himself in making some small nets of wattap, of which we obtained a plentiful supply.
From Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory by Norman Little
