Penobscot

[ puh-nob-skot, -skuh t ]

/ pəˈnɒb skɒt, -skət /

a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.

a member of a North American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley.

the Eastern Algonquian language of the Penobscot, a dialect of Abenaki.

Example sentences from the Web for penobscot

Camden is an affluent community about 90 miles north of Portland on Penobscot Bay.

Gal With a Suitcase |Jolie Hunt |November 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The people all the way from the Penobscot to the Savannah are acting from such motives.

Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times |Charles Carleton Coffin
He obtained it, and recovered his own again, but was unable to eject D'Aulnay from Penobscot.

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast |Samuel Adams Drake
The conclusion seems unavoidable that the adult salmon do not enter the Penobscot for spawning oftener than once in two years.

New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century |Various

This request was readily granted, and Jackson's regiment was ordered to Penobscot.

The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5) |John Marshall
The Kenduskeag runs nearly at right angles with the Penobscot, at the point where they unite.

Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea |James O. Brayman