Palouse
[puh-loos]
- a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
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Palouse, or Pelouse, 'reside on the banks of the Palouse and Snake rivers.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1Hubert Howe Bancroft
It is on the Palouse River, in a narrow valley where there is scarcely room for a town.
A Report on Washington TerritoryWilliam Henry Ruffner
The Palouse country.A branch into the Palouse country would have more to recommend it.
A Report on Washington TerritoryWilliam Henry Ruffner
Passing into Washington, we find an account of the origin of the falls of Palouse River and of certain native tribes.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3Hubert Howe Bancroft
In the Palouse and Walla Walla languages the affix nan is changed into na.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3Hubert Howe Bancroft