hackmatack

[ hak-muh-tak ]

/ ˈhæk məˌtæk /

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Origin of hackmatack

1765–75, Americanism; earlier hackmetack woods, hakmantak dense forest or interwoven shrubbery of tamarack or other conifers; probably <Western Abenaki

Words nearby hackmatack

hackleback, hackle fly, hackles, hackly, hackman, hackmatack, hackney, hackney coach, hackneyed, hack off, hacksaw

How to use hackmatack in a sentence

It brought him not to a hackmatack tree, but to the middle of several spruce trees.
Troop One of the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
The timber was largely pine and hackmatack, but there was also some white and some yellow birch.
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell
The two principal American species are also called tamarack and hackmatack.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Indeed, this is a common characteristic of the Hemlock, the Cedar, and the Hackmatack.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer

A small hollow, overrun with hackmatack, led up towards the spot.
Happy Days for Boys and Girls|Various