kinnikinnick

kin ni kin nick |ˌkinikiˈnik ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk |(also kinnikinnic or kinnikinnik ) ▶noun a smoking mixture used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood. • the bearberry, which was also sometimes used in this mixture. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from a Delaware (Unami ) word meaning ‘mixture. ’

kinnikinnick

kinnikinnick |ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk |(also kinnikinnic or kinnikinnik ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a substance used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood. • [ count noun ] N. Amer. the bearberry, which was also sometimes used in kinnikinnick. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from a Delaware (Unami ) word meaning ‘admixture ’.