siwash

¹

[sahy-wosh, -wawsh]

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.

verb (used without object)

1. to camp out without a tent or supplies.

Siwash

²

[sahy-wosh, -wawsh]

noun

1. a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded byold ).

   students from old Siwash.

Siwash

¹

/ ˈsaɪwɒʃ /

noun

1. a North American Indian

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to Indians

2. worthless, stingy, or bad

   he's siwash

siwash

²

/ ˈsaɪwɒʃ /

noun

1. another name for Cowichan sweater

verb

1. (intr) (in the Pacific Northwest) to camp out with only natural shelter

Word History and Origins

Origin of Siwash¹

1830–40; < Chinook Jargon < North American French sauvage Indian, French: wild, savage

Origin of Siwash²

After a fictional college of the same name in At Good Old Siwash (1911) and other books by U.S. author George Helgeson Fitch (1877–1915)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Siwash¹

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from French sauvage _savage

Origin of Siwash²

see _Siwash

Example Sentences

Walking the beach in Stanley Park, I snapped photos of Siwash Rock.

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Siwash Rock looms into view when you turn a bend between Third Beach and Prospect Point.

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Use at least a 5/0 siwash hook and sharpen it.

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The last method of setting up a Super Bait is with a single siwash hook.

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Tall, broad shouldered, muscular, even brawny, straight and strong, they made formidable enemies, and on the warpath were sufficiently alarming to satisfy the most exacting tenderfoot whose contempt for the “bowlegged siwash” is by no means concealed.

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