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

A klootchman we had not noticed before looked up, and said mournfully, "No," it was her "little woman."

From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Leighton, Caroline C.

"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)

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

From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

"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