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kə̀we

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1) white pine tree ⟨sciname⟩(Pinus strobus L.)⟨/sciname⟩, 2) † log [usage dating from the pine tree era in the Penobscot valley (

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1820-1860) when white pines were the only trees cut for lumber; perhaps earlier usage dating after l727 when lumbering of white pine began on Maine coast]circa

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  • circa — 1820-1860) when white pines were the only trees cut for lumber; perhaps earlier usage dating after l727 when lumbering of white pine began on Maine coast]

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  • kə̀wekke shared form he engages in logging/collects white pine logs,
  • kə̀pikən shared opening it closes up, narrows up, grows shut,
  • kə̀pəso shared opening he is obstructed, he has a urinary obstruction,
  • kə̀sahkʷəle shared opening 1) there is a pungent odor, 2) there is a brilliant emanation of light.
  • kə̀sahpske shared opening it is a hot rock
  • kə̀sahsin shared opening he is hot, very hot, he is in a state of extreme heat;

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