The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he sobers up
the fog lifts
the fog is lifting
s/he jokes with h/ (talking)
s/he teases h/ or makes fun of h/ playfully
s/he jokes; (Wol) s/he plays
s/he jokes
arrow
(container for carrying arrows) quiver
bowstring
(something stick-like) it is thick and flattened
it is chunky
oyster
(cloth, leather, etc.) it is thick, is coarse
s/he slices h/ thick
s/he slices thick, cuts thick slices
s/he slices it thick
s/he cuts thick slices of something belonging to h/
(paper, cloth, etc.) it is thick
s/he gives h/ fat lip by hitting h/
(garment, carpet) s/he is thick
s/he, it is thick
thick
(tree, ash splint) h/ wood has coarse or thick grain
(plant, Rhododendron groenlandicum; formerly called Ledum groenlandicum) Labrador-tea