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BoRaGard

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1. wikipedia explains Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

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Sun Jul 20, 2025, 05:36 AM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chaubunagungamaug

The lake's name comes from the Algonquian language of the Nipmuc and is often said to mean, "Fishing Place at the Boundaries—Neutral Meeting Grounds".[1] A more fitting translation is "lake divided by islands", according to anthropologist Ives Goddard.[2] The most memorable translation, however, is supposedly: "You fish on your side; we fish on our side; nobody fish in the middle."

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