The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
it turns sour or acid
sourdough bread
Joachim
s/he is tired, is weary
s/he makes arrowheads for own use
out in middle of field
out in the middle of the floor
(string) s/he is taut, pulled or drawn tight
(string) s/he is pulled taut
out in the middle of the road
sweater
(low sled with ski-like runners) pack sled, bobsled
(cards) three, trey
it looks pitiful, is pitiful looking
s/he looks pitiful, is pitiful looking
it smells like sweetgrass (Pesk)
s/he picks sweetgrass (Pesk)
(Hierochloe odorata) sweetgrass (Pesk)
out in the middle of an open area (floor, field, road, etc.)
(fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos) bog cranberry
(plant, Vaccinium oxycoccos) bog cranberry
(see sunap)
s/he puckers up from eating something sour
(bird) s/he glides
(bird) s/he glides, soars