"grundsow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grundsows [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Pennsylvania German Grundsow/Grundsau (literally “ground sow”) which is itself a calque of English groundhog. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pdc|Grundsow}} Pennsylvania German Grundsow, {{m|pdc|Grundsau}} Grundsau, {{bor|en|en|groundhog}} English groundhog Head templates: {{en-noun}} grundsow (plural grundsows)
  1. (rare, chiefly Pennsylvania) A groundhog, a woodchuck. Tags: Pennsylvania, rare

Inflected forms

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