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

Nika potlatch hyu ictas; Nika makook sappalell Of persicees and la biscuit, I will give thee all thy fill!” which, addressed to a “sweet Klootchman,” a “forest maiden,” means, that loving her so much, all that he had was hers.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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"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."

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You him klootchman, him wife, all same my tillikum.

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"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."

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