pokelogan

pokelogan
/pohk"loh'geuhn/, n. Northeastern U.S.
marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
Also, pokeloken /pohk"loh'keuhn/. Also called logan.
[1840-50 (earlier as placename); orig. uncert.; no AmerInd source substantiated; cf. BOGAN]

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