The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he plays ball (especially, baseball)
s/he uses it as ball
there is a ballgame (especially, baseball)
(nickname) Abby
one that is seated; one that is situated or in position
s/he has one eye covered with patch or bandage; (as name of person in oral tradition; see examples) Lucky
using just one foot
s/he hops around on one foot, favors one foot
s/he takes h/ by the arm
s/he carries it under one arm
using just one arm
s/he catches h/ (ball, etc.) with one hand
s/he catches it (something thrown or falling) with one hand
using one hand, one-handed
Evelyn
(see also entries beginning with oq-, q-, 'toq-)
(person blathering) s/he finally stops talking
s/he stops shooting
s/he stops kissing h/
s/he stops kissing it
s/he stops sitting
s/he stops crying
s/he stops jumping
at head of tide on river or inlet; (cap., Ma) in, at, to old village just upriver from Fredericton, New Brunswick (spelled variously in colonial records, e.g., Aukpaque); (cap., Pa) in, at, to old village of Spring Hill, Maine
s/he stops being afraid