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