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Definition of pogamoggan in English:

pogamoggan

(also pukamoggan, pogamogan)

Pronunciation /ˌpɒɡəˈmɒɡ(ə)n/

noun

historical North American

  • A kind of club, typically of a single piece of hardwood with a ball-shaped head (often set with a sharp piece of stone or metal) or with a stone head, used especially as a weapon by some North American Indians.

Origin

Late 18th century. From Ojibwa pakama:kan club, literally ‘tool for striking (a person)’.