The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kolhuke | s/he is caught (in trap, wrecked car, etc.) |
| koli (kol-) | holding; attached, securely in place |
| 'koli-cossokhomon | s/he fastens it with nail(s) |
| 'kolihqahmon | s/he sticks it on and smooths it out (e.g., wallpaper) |
| 'kolikatomon | s/he keeps it for self, hoards it, doesn't share it; (food, supplies, etc.) s/he hogs it |
| 'kolikatomuwan | s/he hogs something belonging to h/ (food) |
| 'kolikatomuwewal | s/he hogs food to give to h/ |
| 'kolikciyenal | s/he hugs h/ around buttocks |
| kolike | s/he hogs food, money, supplies, etc. |
| Kolikoli | Gregory |
| 'kolikonatenal | s/he holds h/ by leg(s) |
| 'kolikonatenomon | s/he holds it by leg(s) |
| 'kolim | (in games) h/ goal |
| kolimpaps | cream puff |
| 'kolinskenal | s/he holds h/ by arm, takes h/ by arm, is arm-in-arm with h/ |
| 'koliptinehtehkuwal | s/he steps on h/ hand |
| 'koliptinenal | s/he holds h/ by the hand(s) |
| 'koli-punal | s/he places h/ securely in position, puts h/ in trapped position (e.g., headlock); s/he charges expenses to h/ account; s/he attaches or garnishees h/ wages; s/he hocks h/, uses h/ as collateral |
| 'koli-punomon | s/he hocks it, uses it as collateral; s/he puts or places it securely (somewhere) |
| 'koli-punomuwan | s/he hocks something belonging to h/ |
| 'koliskipenal | s/he holds h/ by the neck |
| Kolisonok | in, at, to Gleason's Cove, Perry, Maine |
| koli-wtome, koli-'tome | s/he smokes with pipe stem (cigar, etc.) held firmly between teeth or lips, smokes with cigarette dangling from lip |
| Kollu | (in oral tradition) name of a monster in form of giant bird |
| 'kolocomulal | s/he freezes h/ |