tickameg

[< Algonk.: Cree utikumāk]

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a widely distributed North American food fish, Coregonus sp., especially C. clupeaformis.

1743

Tickomegg which is like a herring is also very Numerious. . . .

1816

There is an excellent fishing Weir which supplies . . . a good number of Tickameg.

1963

Without doubt Louis shared in the . . . feasts of galettes, tickameg (whitefish), buffalo steaks and boiled tea. . . .