kinnikinnick

kin·ni·kin·nick

noun \ˌki-ni-kə-ˈnik, ˈki-ni-kə-ˌ\

Definition of KINNIKINNICK

1

: a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley

2

: a plant (as a sumac or dogwood) used in kinnikinnick; especially : bearberry

Origin of KINNIKINNICK

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett kinukkinuk mixture

First Known Use: 1799

Rhymes with KINNIKINNICK

arithmetic, carrot-and-stick, composing stick, computernik, impolitic, penalty kick