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kinnekinnik

kinnekinnik is the alternative spelling of kinnikinnick.

Meaning of kinnikinnick

Noun

kinnikinnick (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinnicks)

  1. (usually) A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
    • He lit his pipe of kinikinnick, thought before he spoke.1984, Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine, Harper Perennial, published 2009, page 70
  2. (usually) Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.
    • He ate kinnikinnick berries.

Questions about kinnekinnik

What is kinnekinnik the alternative spelling of?
Kinnekinnik is the alternative spelling of kinnikinnick.

Words near kinnekinnik in the dictionary

  1. kinnekinic
  2. kinnekinick
  3. kinnekinik
  4. kinnekinnic
  5. kinnekinnick
  6. kinnekinnik
  7. Kinnelon
  8. kinner
  9. Kinneret
  10. Kinnereth
  11. Kinnerley

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