Chilcat
Americannoun
plural
Chilcats,plural
ChilcatEtymology
Origin of Chilcat
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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We set out direct for Chilcat in the morning against a brisk head wind.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
And then she died, in the heart of the winter, died in childbirth, up there on the Chilcat Station.
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack
Some tribes of British Columbia weave soft capes or cloaks of cedar bark, and in Alaska the Chilcat Indians weave beautiful blankets of mountain-sheep wool and mountain-goat hair.
From American Indians by Starr, Frederick
The steamer sometimes goes north as far as Chilcat, say up to about the 58th degree of north latitude.
From Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist by Lomax, E. L. (Edward Lloyd)
Our Kake neighbors set out for Fort Wrangell next morning, and we pushed gladly on toward Chilcat.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
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