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ostic
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ostic, a. [From North American Indian oshtegwon a head.].
Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians. Schoolcraft. [1913 Webster]
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