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kinnikinnick — noun Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett kinukkinuk mixture Date: 1799 1. a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley 2. a plant (as a sumac or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kinnikinnick — miltinė meškauogė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos medingas, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Arctostaphylos uva ursi), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Arctostaphylos uva ursi angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
kinnikinnick — /kin i keuh nik /, n. 1. a mixture of bark, dried leaves, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by the Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley. 2. any of various plants used in this mixture, esp. the common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva ursi, of … Universalium
kinnikinnick — noun A mixture of dried leaves, bark, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by some Native Americans … Wiktionary
kinnikinnick — [ˌkɪnɪkɪ nɪk] noun 1》 a mixture of dried leaves and bark used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco. 2》 N. Amer. the bearberry. Origin C18: from a Delaware word meaning admixture … English new terms dictionary
kinnikinnick — kin•ni•kin•nick or kin•ni•kin•nic [[t]ˌkɪn ɪ kəˈnɪk[/t]] n. 1) a mixture of bark, dried leaves, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley 2) pln any of various plants used in this mixture • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
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