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pukwudgie

pukwudgie noun: a creature in Algonquian (Lenape and Wampanoag) folklore, typically said to be a short humanoid with magical abilities; the creatures were once friendly to humans but have become malicious tricksters.

Noun

pukwudgie (plural pukwudgies)

  1. A creature in Algonquian (Lenape and Wampanoag) folklore, typically said to be a short humanoid with magical abilities; the creatures were once friendly to humans but have become malicious tricksters.
    • […] cliff-dwellers, the many-footed rock lovers finding foothold where you would hardly think the lichens even would survive. I never tramp these roads, which it sometimes seems as if the pukwudgies moved about in the night […]1910, Winthrop Packard, Woodland Paths, page 84
    • The Narrow Land was in chaos in those days, because the pukwudgies were always causing trouble and the good giant Maushop was often too lazy to help. Jean Fritz has drawn from old legends to write of the formation of Cape Cod and the ...1982, Jean Fritz, The good giants and the bad pukwudgies, Putnam Pub Group

Examples of pukwudgie in a sentence

  • Draw and paint your own version of a pukwudgie.1988, Sharron L. McElmeel, An Author a Month: For Pennies, Teacher Ideas Press:
  • And so the pukwudgies had the final laugh.1997, Clayton Emery, The Tale of the Campfire Vampires, Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN:
  • Yes, the internet is rife with tales of the little people, but that did me little good for finding out more about the Piedmont Pukwudgie or any pukwudgie specific to Alabama.2018, Wil Elrick, Alabama Lore: The Choccolocco Monster, Huggin' Molly, the Lost Town of Cottonport and Other Mysterious Tales, Arcadia...

Forms of pukwudgie

pluralpukwudgies

Questions about pukwudgie

What does pukwudgie mean?
Pukwudgie means a creature in Algonquian (Lenape and Wampanoag) folklore, typically said to be a short humanoid with magical abilities; the creatures were once friendly to humans but have become malicious tricksters.
How do you use pukwudgie in a sentence?
Draw and paint your own version of a pukwudgie.
What part of speech is pukwudgie?
Pukwudgie is a noun.
What is the plural of pukwudgie?
The plural of pukwudgie is pukwudgies.

Words near pukwudgie in the dictionary

  1. Pukou
  2. PUKs
  3. puku
  4. pukus
  5. Pukwei
  6. pukwudgie
  7. pukwudgies
  8. puky
  9. pul
  10. pul qua
  11. pula

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