sewellel

[ suh-wel-uhl ]

Origin of sewellel

1
1806, Americanism;<Lower Chinook š-walál robe of mountain beaver skins, understood as the animal itself

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British Dictionary definitions for sewellel

sewellel

/ (sɪˈwɛləl) /


noun
  1. the mountain beaver: See beaver 1 (def. 3)

Origin of sewellel

1
C19: probably from Chinook

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