DCHP-1 Online

maskinonge [< Cnd F masquinongé < Algonk.; cf. Cree mashkkinonche great pike.]

• n.

  • Other etymologies have been proposed for this much-used word, for example:

• 2 n. a large species of pike, Esox masquinongy, weighing up to 80 pounds, found principally in the Great Lakes system. Many spellings.

  See also: lunge  muskellunge  muskie