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

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Example Sentences

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klootchman

"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 E. Pauline Johnson

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 Caroline C. Leighton

"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 E. Pauline Johnson

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

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

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 John H. (John Harvey) Williams

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