Mysterious Masked Inquirer · 1y
if there's a woodchuck, why is there no woodcatch?
*checks etymonline*
1670s, alteration (influenced by wood (n.)) of Cree (Algonquian) otchek or Ojibwa otchig, "marten," the name subsequently transferred to the groundhog.
...well, that doesn't offer much inspiration for humor at all.
maybe we'll just say the marten is the woodcatch and call it a day.
