earlier hakmantak, probably from Western Abenaki (Algonquian language of New Hampshire and Vermont)
1793, in the meaning defined above
hackmanite
hackmatack
hackney
“Hackmatack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hackmatack. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
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