Chippeway

[ chip-uh-wey ]

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noun

, plural Chip·pe·ways, (especially collectively) Chip·pe·way.

Having brought the sun and moon to the earth, the old man Chippeway rested, and made no more expeditions.

The Chippeway usually constructed a conical or hemispherical framework of poles, covered with bark.

This was the strongest man that has appeared in the Chippeway nation in modern times.

An Ojibway or Chippeway legend tells of a hunter who was greatly devoted to his wife.

It bears a strong affinity to the Mohican and the Chippeway, but more especially the Kickapoo.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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