Chilcat

[chil-kat]

noun, plural Chil·cats, (especially collectively) Chil·cat.

Chilkat.

Origin of Chilcat

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Chilkat

or Chil·cat

[chil-kat]

noun, plural Chil·kats, (especially collectively) Chil·kat.

a member of an Indian people of the Pacific coastal area of southeastern Alaska belonging to the Tlingit group of Indians.

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Historical Examples of chilcat

That they were Chilcat traders and plunderers he was well aware.
The Chief of the Ranges
H. A. Cody
He understood why the son of the Chilcat chief should seek to obtain this maiden.
The Chief of the Ranges
H. A. Cody
They wish to crawl like dogs at the feet of the Chilcat wolves.
The Chief of the Ranges
H. A. Cody
He thought of what he had heard that morning about the Chilcat spies.
The Chief of the Ranges
H. A. Cody
"Let the chief of the Ayana put aside his axe," the Chilcat responded.
The Chief of the Ranges
H. A. Cody