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moonack

moonack noun: a woodchuck.

Noun

moonack (plural moonacks)

  1. (US, Virginia, dated, possibly, Maryland) A woodchuck.
  2. (US, Virginia, dated, possibly, 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 of moonack

pluralmoonacks

Origin of moonack

Borrowed from Unami munhake, from a root meaning "to dig".

Questions about moonack

What does moonack mean?
Moonack means a woodchuck.
What part of speech is moonack?
Moonack is a noun.
What is the plural of moonack?
The plural of moonack is moonacks.

Words near moonack in the dictionary

  1. moon-shots
  2. moon-sickle
  3. moon-sickles
  4. moon-speak
  5. Moonachie
  6. moonack
  7. moonacks
  8. Moonah
  9. Moonambel
  10. Moonan Brook
  11. Moonan Flat

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