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What the hell is a Wamp?

Boosted from the OPs' link.

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And from the Wikis
Wompatuck (ca. 1627-1669), also spelled Wampatuck, and known to English settlers as Josiah Sagamore, was a leader of the Mattakeesett tribe of the Massachusett Indians. His name meant "snow goose" in the Wampanoag language.
 
What the hell is a Wamp?

Two United States Navy ships – the armed tug USS Wompatuck (YT-27), in commission from 1898 to 1931, and the harbor tug USS Wampatuck (YT-337), later YTB-337, in commission from 1942 to 1946 – have been named for Wompatuck.

Wompatuck State Park located in Hingham, Massachusetts is also named after him. Braintree, Massachusetts intended to honor Wompatuck's warrior heritage by calling its sports teams the "Wamps." The use of the name and icon have been heavily debated among local residents in recent years.
 
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