Modoc

[ moh-dok ]

/ ˈmoʊ dɒk /

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noun, plural Mo·docs, (especially collectively) Mo·doc.

a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.

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How to use Modoc in a sentence

This ended the Indian difficulties in that quarter until the Modoc War, twenty years later.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer
Modoc, by some Modoc, is a word which originated with the Shasteecas, who applied it indefinitely to all wild Indians or enemies.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
It was, therefore, decided that we should visit Klamath Lake and the Modoc country with the view of trapping and hunting.
Buckskin Mose|Buckskin Mose
"So Oldham offered to let you off, if you would keep out of this Modoc Land case," said she.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White

Took a prominent part in the Modoc war, and distinguished himself by the capture of Captain Jack in the lava-beds.
Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians|W. H. Jackson