Hackmatack definition
Any of several North American trees, especially the tamarack.
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The wood of these trees.
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A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera.
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Noun
Singular:
hackmatack
Plural:
hackmatacksOrigin of hackmatack
- Earlier hakmantak, hacmontac perhaps from Western Abenaki
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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- Believed to derive from Abenaki, though no specific etymon has been found. The term is first attested in the 1760s–90s, when it was spelled hakmantak and referred to dense forest.
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- Compare the late 19th century German Low German term Hackemtackem (“tacamahac (medicinal resin)”).
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