Hoh
Americannoun
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Hoh
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Also called Chalat’. a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State originally speaking Quinault but gradually, through intermarriage, coming to speak Quileute.
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a river flowing from Mount Olympus through the Olympic Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. 56 miles (90 km) long.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Hoh
First recorded in 1865–70; from Quinault Hoxw, Húxw, the name of the river
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"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
Projected on the trees were recorded interviews with Romajean Thomas of the Muckleshoot Tribe; John Halliday of the Muckleshoot, Duwamish, Yakama, and Warm Springs tribes; and Kailer Fisher of the Dine, Hopi, and Hoh tribes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
“Here I am 20 years later and still talking about it today,” Hoh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Hoh, I must grapple carefully with your love for Niafer, as with an antagonist who is not scrupulous, nor very sensible, but who is exceedingly strong.
From Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell
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