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macock
noun
ma·cock
\ˈmāˌkäk\
variants: or
maycock
\ˈmāˌkäk\Definition of macock
-s
: an inferior melon or other cucurbit formerly cultivated by the Indians of eastern North America
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Origin and Etymology of macock
from mawcawk, mahawk (in some Algonquian language of Virginia)
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