- pokelogan
- poke·lo·gan
English syllables. 2014.
pokelogan
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pokelogan — /pohk loh geuhn/, n. Northeastern U.S. marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake. Also, pokeloken /pohk loh keuhn/. Also called logan. [1840 50 (earlier as placename); orig. uncert.; no AmerInd source substantiated; cf … Universalium
pokelogan — … Useful english dictionary
bogan — ˈbōgən noun ( s) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite pecelaygan stopping place dialect : pokelogan * * * /boh geuhn/, n. Northern Maine and Canadian (chiefly Maritimes and Northern New Brunswick). 1. a backwater, usually narrow and… … Useful english dictionary
Regional vocabularies of American English — vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may be not recognized by speakers outside of… … Wikipedia
bogan — /boh geuhn/, n. Northern Maine and Canadian (chiefly Maritimes and Northern New Brunswick). 1. a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil. 2. any narrow stretch of water. [1895 1900; appar. shortening of POKELOGAN, perh. conflated with BOG1; cf.… … Universalium
logan — /loh geuhn/, n. pokelogan. * * * ▪ Utah, United States city, seat (1859) of Cache county, northern Utah, U.S. It lies along the Logan River (named for Ephraim Logan, a trapper), in the Cache Valley, 35 miles (56 km) north northeast of Ogden … Universalium
pokeloken — noun see pokelogan … Useful english dictionary
bo|gan — «BOH guhn», noun. Especially Canadian. (in the Maritime Provinces) a backwater or stagnant branch of a river or stream. ╂[< Algonkian pokelogan] … Useful english dictionary
