xat

[ khaht ]

noun
  1. a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.

Origin of xat

1
From the Haida word ḥa·d carved memorial column

Words Nearby xat

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How to use xat in a sentence

  • In Maricopa my forms ran: name', wildcat; nam·e-t or nam·et xat-ekyulyk, mountain lion; xat-ekwily(k) or xat-ekuly, wolf.

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