Chilcat
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Chilcat
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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I got her in fair trade from her people, who were of the Coast and whose Chilcat totem stood at the head of a salt arm of the sea.
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack
In a good canoe, skillfully handled, you may safely sail from Victoria to Chilcat, a thousand-mile voyage frequently made by Indians in their trading operations before the coming of the whites.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
He was said to have stored away over one hundred of the elegant Chilcat blankets woven by hand from the hair of the mountain goat.
From Alaska Days with John Muir by Young, Samual Hall
The first run commenced that year in July, while the king salmon, one of the five species recognized by the Indians, was in the Chilcat River about the middle of the November before.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
It is very far from the Chilcat to the Skoot, and we were many days in the canoes.
From Children of the Frost by London, Jack
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