tillicum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tillicum
from Chinook Jargon, from Chinook tlxam kin, esp as distinguished from chiefs
Example Sentences
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My old tillicum lifted his paddle blade to point towards it.
From Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson
My young tillicum had finished his tradition, and his great solemn eyes regarded me half-wistfully.
From Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson
Of course we’ll have to take our tillicum along.
From The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough
"Skookum tillicum," he muttered gravely, pointing his mittened hand toward the boy.
From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
In telling me the legend of "The Lost Talisman," my good tillicum, the late Chief Capilano, began the story with the almost amazing question, Had I ever heard of Napoleon Bonaparte?
From Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson
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