mocuck

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian language, probably Ojibwe makak (“semi-rigid container, birch bark basket, box”).

Noun

mocuck (plural mocucks)

1. (US) A box-like container made from birch-bark, especially one in which sugar is stored.
   • 2004, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopedia of Kitchen History, page 660:

     The Huron of Canada expanded the use of mocucks from cookery to the warming of squash seed over a fire […]

See also

• macock