The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he bakes cake(s) for h/
sprinkles (for cupcake topping)
s/he pours h/ (milk, bottle)
s/he puts drops in (own) eyes
s/he pours
s/he puts drops in h/ eyes
s/he puts eyedrops in own eye(s)
for three days
it is three days afterward
s/he pours it (water, etc.)
s/he pours a drink for h/
s/he pours liquid for h/ (drink, soup, water, etc.)
s/he baptizes h/
s/he is baptized with water
baptism
s/he christens it (boat), launches it for first time
s/he baptizes or christens something belonging to h/
s/he cooks for self
s/he cooks for h/
s/he cooks
s/he cooks for h/
s/he cooks for self
s/he tears it down, demolishes it
s/he paddles, rows
h/ stepmother, h/ mother-in-law, h/ spouse's grandmother