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 young tillicum had finished his tradition, and his great, solemn eyes regarded me half-wistfully.
From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline
My old tillicum lifted his paddle blade to point towards it.
From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline
Of course we’ll have to take our tillicum along.
From The Young Alaskans by Hough, Emerson
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 Johnson, E. Pauline
"Thank you," he laughed, "And that is a real compliment, for by the way you can handle a rifle, and cover ground on snowshoes, I know you are skookum tillicum."
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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