pokelogan

pokelogan
poke·lo·gan

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  • pokelogan — /pohk loh geuhn/, n. Northeastern U.S. marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake. Also, pokeloken /pohk loh keuhn/. Also called logan. [1840 50 (earlier as placename); orig. uncert.; no AmerInd source substantiated; cf …   Universalium

  • pokelogan — …   Useful english dictionary

  • bogan — ˈbōgən noun ( s) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite pecelaygan stopping place dialect : pokelogan * * * /boh geuhn/, n. Northern Maine and Canadian (chiefly Maritimes and Northern New Brunswick). 1. a backwater, usually narrow and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Regional vocabularies of American English — vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may be not recognized by speakers outside of… …   Wikipedia

  • bogan — /boh geuhn/, n. Northern Maine and Canadian (chiefly Maritimes and Northern New Brunswick). 1. a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil. 2. any narrow stretch of water. [1895 1900; appar. shortening of POKELOGAN, perh. conflated with BOG1; cf.… …   Universalium

  • logan — /loh geuhn/, n. pokelogan. * * * ▪ Utah, United States       city, seat (1859) of Cache county, northern Utah, U.S. It lies along the Logan River (named for Ephraim Logan, a trapper), in the Cache Valley, 35 miles (56 km) north northeast of Ogden …   Universalium

  • pokeloken — noun see pokelogan …   Useful english dictionary

  • bo|gan — «BOH guhn», noun. Especially Canadian. (in the Maritime Provinces) a backwater or stagnant branch of a river or stream. ╂[< Algonkian pokelogan] …   Useful english dictionary

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