musquash
English
Etymology
From Abenaki moskwas (or its Massachusett equivalent). Compare musquaw.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒʃ
Noun
musquash (plural musquashes)
- The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. [from 17th c.]
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
- Thirdly, Muſquaſhes, which be much like a Beaver for ſhape, but nothing neare ſo bigge […].
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
Synonyms
- squash (obsolete, rare)
Translations
Ondatra zibethicus — see muskrat