Pocoson

Pocoson
Pocoson Po*co"son, n. Low, wooded grounds or swamps in Eastern Maryland and Virginia. [Written also {poquoson}.] --Washington. [1913 Webster]

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  • pocoson — po·co·son …   English syllables

  • pocoson — noun see pocosin …   Useful english dictionary

  • poquoson — Pocoson Po*co son, n. Low, wooded grounds or swamps in Eastern Maryland and Virginia. [Written also {poquoson}.] Washington. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pocosin — /peuh koh seuhn, poh keuh seuhn/, n. Southeastern U.S. a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region. Also, pocoson, pocosen. [1625 35, Amer.; prob. < an unattested form in a southern Eastern Algonquian language] * * * …   Universalium

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