pocosin

English

Alternative forms

• pocoson, pocosen, poquoson

Etymology

From an unknown Algonquian word, sometimes suggested to be one meaning "opening out" (the widening of a river, related to Ojibwe baakisin (“it is left open”)), or "swamp on a hill". Alternatively, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso (“very shallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈkoʊsən/

Noun

pocosin (plural pocosins)

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

Derived terms

• short pocosin, tall pocosin

References

• “pocoson”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• coin-ops, coinops, opsonic