wikposs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Noun

wikposs anim (plural wikpossok)

1. black ash wood that is not usable. (pejorative of wikp)

Related terms

• wikp (“black ash”)
• wapikp (“sapwood of black ash”)

References

• Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “wikposs”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project