The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuci-nipuwiktahsit | one who performs marriages |
| nuci-npisunket, nuci-'pisunket | person who gathers or specializes in medicines (especially, traditional medicines) |
| nuci-nseqehmat | (person who fights) boxer |
| nucintaq | singer, vocalist |
| nuci-ntuptahsit, nuci-'tuptahsit | (baseball) catcher |
| nuci-ntutomat, nuci-'tutomat | beggar |
| nuci-nuluwelket | midwife |
| nuci-oqitonuhket | canoe maker |
| nuci-otukket | deer hunter |
| nuci-pahqehiket, nuci-pahqihiket | arrow-maker, fletcher |
| nuci-paskapskonikehtahsit | dynamiter |
| nuci-pekhiket | (factory worker) packer |
| nuci-piluwapiqehtahsit | magician, one who practices sleight of hand |
| nuci-piluwapiqewewestaq | ventriloquist |
| nuci-pipiqet | musican who plays wind instrument (flautist, trumpeter, etc.) |
| nuci-pisacqehtahsit | baker |
| nuci-pithopet | bartender |
| nuci-pithotuhket | taxidermist |
| nuci-pkonahsit | potato picker |
| nuci-pokomutat | (person at bowling alley) bowler |
| nuci-pokuhulet | drummer |
| nuci-posonutehket | basketmaker |
| nuci-posuhket | bobcat hunter |
| nuci-pqishiket | one who repairs or mends by sewing (e.g., tailor, cobbler); one who patches inner tubes |
| nuci-pseskoniket | (gardener, etc.) one who removes weeds |