The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuci-ksonuwoset | baby-sitter |
| nuci-kuhuloset | one who puts someone to sleep (e.g., mother soothing child); anesthetist, anesthesiologist |
| nucilomonhiket | housepainter |
| nuci-mahqanket | maple syrup producer |
| nuci-mahtoqehsuhket | person who hunts or traps hares or rabbits |
| nuci-malsomuhket | wolf hunter |
| nuci-maniyamket | professional gambler |
| nuci-maqeniket | collector |
| nuci-micuwakonuhket | food gatherer |
| nuci-mihkukemit | preacher |
| nuci-milakitutok | acrobat, contortionist |
| nuci-milawhahsit | (logging, wood harvesting) log driver, person who keeps logs floating along (e.g., pushes logs out into river, picks apart or dynamites log jams) |
| nuci-miliptinessit | (baseball) coach who gives hand signals to batters and base runners |
| nuci-mimhiket | (person; e.g., mechanic, factory worker) oiler |
| nucimiyat | one who prays |
| nuci-mosinhiket | machinist |
| nuci-musawet | barber |
| nuci-musikatqonhiket | one who lops or trims limbs from tree(s) |
| nuci-musuhket | moose hunter |
| nuci-mututok | bill-collector |
| nuci-muwinehket, nuci-muwinuhket | bear hunter |
| nuci-nahsomuskeniket | one who sets bones |
| nucinehtahsit | person who tears or shreds (paper, cloth, etc.) |
| nucinehtahsuwik | something that tears or shreds; paper shredder |
| nuci-nihkanimiyat | prayer-leader, chaplain |