a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Idaho and Wyoming who merged with the Shoshone in the 19th century, now living primarily in southeastern Idaho.
the language of the Bannock, belonging to the Shoshonean group of Uto-Aztecan languages.
before 1000; Middle English bannok, Old English bannuc morsel < British Celtic; compare Scots Gaelic bannach
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We will keep going back for the bannock tacos and the chance to eat in the Isken Hall, with windows all around overlooking the Lost Lake woods.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Your selections include smoked salmon panini, venison chili, xuxem berry tea, dessert bars and bannock doughnuts.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
My characters take it for granted that their roads are made of biodegradable foam, 3-D printers spit out biological tissue, trucks drive themselves, and there’s a popular chain of bannock cafés in northern Canada.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2017
She makes bannock, a traditional round-shaped fry bread that’s eaten plain or with spreadable treats such as dips, hummus, jellies or jam.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2015
Downstairs, I find Taryn at the banquet table, alone, nursing a cup of nettle tea and picking at a bannock.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Neal, who played college football at the University of Arizona, is being held without bail at the Bannock County Jail in the eastern Idaho city awaiting extradition to Arizona.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
They found signs of Shoshone, Bannock, Crow and other Indigenous camps in every part of the basin.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
In light of the affidavit’s findings, Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll and the Shoshone Bannock Tribe have called for Rowland’s resignation and a public apology.
From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2021
The U.S. military created the nation’s first national park, Yellowstone, by forcibly removing Nez Perce, Bannock, Shoshone, Crow, and Blackfeet communities from their ancestral lands.
From Slate ● May 11, 2021
Joey started the car and we drove into Bannock.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
Bannocks o’ bear meal, Bannocks o’ barley; Here’s to the lads wi’ The bannocks o’ barley.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
Then the Bannock said that he wanted to see the Cayuse chief, Snoqualmie, in the council-lodge, for the chief of the Bannocks had sent a “talk” to the Cayuses.
From The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. by Balch, Frederic Homer
Bannocks o' bear meal, Bannocks o' barley; Here's to the lads wi' The bannocks o' barley; Wha in his wae-days woful- Were loyal to Charlie?
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
The men formed a kind of rear-guard, protecting the migrating tribe from any sudden assault on the part of the Bannocks.
From The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. by Balch, Frederic Homer
Bannocks, roaming in the north-eastern part of the State, number, probably, 1,500, and are doubtless a portion of the people of that name ranging in Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Walker, Francis Amasa
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