watap

American  

[wuh-tahp, wa-] / wəˈtɑp, wæ- /

Also wattap,

noun

1. a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.

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watap British  

/ wɑː-, wæˈtɑːp /

noun

1. a stringy thread made by North American Indians from the roots of various conifers and used for weaving and sewing

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Etymology

Origin of watap

First recorded in 1800–05; from Canadian French watap, from an Algonquian language, e.g., Ojibwe wadab or Narragansett wattap “tree root”