watap
noun
wa·tap
\waˈtäp\
variants: less commonly
watape
orwattape
\-pē\Definition of watap
-s
: a thread made of the stringy roots of any of various coniferous trees and used by American Indians especially for sewing together strips of birch bark in canoes
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Origin and Etymology of watap
Canadian French watap, from Algonquin
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