Squam

Squam
Squam Squam (skw[o^]m), n. [From Squam, shortened fr. Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts.] An oilskin hat or southwester; -- a fisherman's name. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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