pocosin
Plural: pocosins
Noun
- An upland swamp, typically in the southeastern United States.
- A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
Examples
- The board felt like a POCOSIN, bogging down his attempts to make a big play.
Origin / Etymology
From an unknown Algonquian word, sometimes suggested to be one meaning "opening out" (the widening of a river, related to Ojibwe baakisin (“it is left open”)), or "swamp on a hill". Alternatively, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso (“very shallow”).
Scrabble Score: 11
pocosin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpocosin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pocosin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
pocosin: valid Words With Friends Word