The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
espons raccoon (Procyon lotor)
esponsuhke s/he hunts raccoons; s/he pretends to be asleep
esponsuwahsom dog used when hunting raccoon, coonhound
esponsuwehlosu s/he turns self into raccoon
esponsuwew raccoon skin, coonskin
esponsuwiye s/he becomes a raccoon
espotewset sun
esqayik on or along edge (Wol)
esqekapuwik little finger, pinky
esqiyak (food) leftovers
esqonatek 1 nine
esqonatek 2 (humorous slang) big penis
esqonatekewey, esqonatewey something identified by the number nine (e.g., playing card, billiard ball, size nine shoe or garment)
esqonatek kehsamqahk nine-thousand
esqonatek kehsanku nineteen
esqonatek kehsatq nine-hundred
esqonatek kehsewey ninth one
esqonatek kehsinsk ninety
esqopu s/he is last one left, is left over
esqotewit meteor, shooting star; meteorite
ess clam
essap clam chowder
estoksuke (garment) draft comes through h/, it; (fabric) s/he, it lets cold come through
esuhke (esuhkiy-) back and forth, taking turns, alternating
't-esuhkehpawolal (baseball) s/he runs h/ down (base runner trapped between two bases)