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1. cayuse, n. View full entry 1841
...‘A common Indian pony’ (Scribner's Mag. II. 510). Also, any horse (N. Amer.colloq.)....
2. cheechako, n. View full entry 1897
...A newly-arrived immigrant in the mining districts of north-western North America; a tenderfoot, greenhorn....
3. Choctaw, n. View full entry 1722
...A Muskogean North American Indian people, originally inhabiting Mississippi and Alabama; a member of this people. Also attrib. or as ...
4. high-muck-a-muck, n. View full entry 1856
...A self-important person, one who imagines he is more exalted than he is....
5. iktas, n. View full entry 1856
...With pl. concord. Goods; belongings; things....
6. moose, n.2 View full entry 1614
...The elk, Alces alces....
7. persimmon, n. and adj. View full entry 1612
...The edible plumlike fruit of the North American tree Diospyros virginiana (the persimmon tree: see sense A. 2a), a large yellow or orange berry which is usually very...
8. powwow, n. View full entry 1624
...Among North American Indians: a priest, shaman, or healer....
9. salt chuck, n. View full entry 1868
...In western Canada and north-western U.S.: the sea, the ocean....
10. skunk, n. View full entry 1634
...A North American animal of the weasel kind, Mephitis mephitica, noted for emitting a very offensive odour when attacked or killed....
11. terrapin, n.1 View full entry 1613
...A name originally given to one or more species of North American turtles; thence extended to many allied species of the turtle and tortoise family, Testudineæ, widely distributed over North,...
12. toboggan, n. View full entry 1829
...Originally, a light sledge consisting of a thin strip of wood turned up in front, used by the Canadian Indians for transport over snow; now, a similar vehicle, sometimes with low runners,...
13. totem, n. View full entry 1609
...Among the American Indians: The hereditary mark, emblem, or badge of a tribe, clan, or group of Indians, consisting of a figure or representation of some animal, less commonly a plant or...
14. tyee | tyhee, n. View full entry 1792
...A chief; a person of distinction. N. Amer.slang....
15. Washoe, n. View full entry 1846
...(A member of) a North American Indian people inhabiting the area around Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada. Also attrib....
16. wigwam, n. View full entry 1624
...A lodge, cabin, tent, or hut of the North American Indian peoples of the region of the Great Lakes and eastward, formed of bark, matting, or hides stretched over a frame of...
17. woodchuck, n. View full entry 1674
...A common N. American species of marmot, Marmota monax, of a large stout form, which burrows in the ground, and hibernates in winter....
