moonack en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Unami munhake, from a root meaning "to dig".
Meanings
- (US, Virginia, dated, possibly, qualifier:Maryland) A woodchuck.
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(US, Virginia, dated, possibly, qualifier:Maryland) A frightful mythical forest creature.
With close-shut eyes she listened to the steps of the devils and moonacks as they gradually went away from the house.
1898, Alice Morse Earle, In old Narragansett: romances and realities, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |