Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pecan .
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- noun Alternative form of
pecan (tree). - noun Alternative form of
pecan (nut).
Etymologies
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Examples
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The unpublished manuscripts of Jefferson show that he took to Judge Duvall a bundle of "paccan" trees, as he called them.
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I read where he said that Thomas Jefferson gave him a bundle of "paccan" trees.
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It is to precure me two or three hundred paccan nuts from the western country.
Memoir Correspondence And Miscellanies Jefferson, Thomas 1829
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I thank you for the paccan nuts, which accompanied your letter of March.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Thomas Jefferson 1784
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In mine, I acknowledged the receipt of the paccan nuts which came sealed up.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Thomas Jefferson 1784
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It is to precure me two or three hundred paccan nuts from the western country.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Thomas Jefferson 1784
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The paccan-nut is, as you conjecture, the Illinois nut.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Thomas Jefferson 1784
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In mine I acknowledged the receipt of the paccan nuts which came sealed up.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Thomas Jefferson 1784
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I thank you for the paccan nuts, which accompanied your letter of
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Thomas Jefferson 1784
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