klootchman

British  

/ ˈkluːtʃmən /

noun

1. Also called: klootch.   klooch.  a North American Indian woman

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Etymology

Origin of klootchman

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka hlotssma woman, wife

Example Sentences

There we were, then, entirely alone, so far as we could tell, many miles from any one but Jim and his klootchman.

From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward

"Not a horse, Tillie—a klootchman kiuatan," corrected the student of Chinook; "If you are going to live out here, you must learn the language of the hills."

From Told In The Hills by Ryan, Marah Ellis

"It is a beautiful story, klootchman," I said, "and I feel a cruel delight that your men of magic punished the people for their ill-choice."

From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline

There, too, was his klootchman, or wife, grown old, like himself.

From The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' by Williams, John H. (John Harvey)

"It is a beautiful story, klootchman," I said, "and I feel a cruel delight that your men of magic punished the people for their ill choice."

From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline