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xaptukúnaamich two little knobs in bottom of canoe, used to brace feet
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6832 | revised Feb 03 2016
xaptukúnaamich • N • two little knobs in bottom of canoe, used to brace feet
| Derivation: | xap-tukun-raam-ich |
| step tukun-place-DIM |
Source: JPH mat 15:730
Note: 'About a leg's length from where one sits, used for bracing the feet when paddling. A boat which does not have these knobs is hard to paddle.'