hackmatack

[ hak-muh-tak ]

/ ˈhæk məˌtæk /

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Origin of hackmatack

1765–75, Americanism; earlier hackmetack woods, hakmantak dense forest or interwoven shrubbery of tamarack or other conifers; probably <Western Abenaki

Words nearby hackmatack

hackleback, hackle fly, hackles, hackly, hackman, hackmatack, hackney, hackney coach, hackneyed, hack off, hacksaw

Example sentences from the Web for hackmatack

It brought him not to a hackmatack tree, but to the middle of several spruce trees.
Troop One of the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
The timber was largely pine and hackmatack, but there was also some white and some yellow birch.
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell
The two principal American species are also called tamarack and hackmatack.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Indeed, this is a common characteristic of the Hemlock, the Cedar, and the Hackmatack.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer

A small hollow, overrun with hackmatack, led up towards the spot.
Happy Days for Boys and Girls|Various

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