pocosin

English

Alternative forms

pocoson, pocosen, poquoson

Etymology

From an unknown Algonquian word, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso (“very shallow”).

Noun

pocosin (plural pocosins)

(US) A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland or Virginia; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.

Derived terms

short pocosin, tall pocosin

References

pocosin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

coin-ops, coinops, opsonic

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