Hoh

American  

[hoh] / hoʊ /

noun

plural

Hoh

1. Also called Chalat’.  a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State originally speaking Quinault but gradually, through intermarriage, coming to speak Quileute.

2. a river flowing from Mount Olympus through the Olympic Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. 56 miles (90 km) long.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Hoh.

Etymology

Origin of Hoh

First recorded in 1865–70; from Quinault Hoxw, Húxw, the name of the river

Example Sentences

"We are still seeing this DDT contamination in deep-sea organisms and ocean sediments more than 50 years after they were dumped there," said Hoh.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

Typically, testing for DDT looks for four to eight chemicals, but a 2016 paper co-authored by Hoh and Aluwihare identified 45 DDT-related chemicals in the blubber of dolphins from off the coast of Southern California.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

“We used to do clam digging and seal hunting and some blackbird hunting there,” says Kelly Rosales, historic preservation officer for the Hoh Tribe.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Hoh worried it would be over before his tour at the Pentagon freed him up to head to combat, and he’d miss his chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

"Hoh, we're going straight!" sang out Joel, "you're always such a 'fraid-cat, David Pepper."

From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret