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tyee

[ tahy-ee ]

/ ˈtaɪ i /

noun

chinook salmon.

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Also called tyee salmon.

Origin of tyee

1790–1800, Americanism;<Chinook Jargon: chief, boss (<Nootka ta·yi· elder brother, senior); as a name for the fish perhaps analogous with king salmon

Words nearby tyee

Tycho, Tychonic system, Tychy, tycoon, Tydeus, tyee, Tygart, tying, tyke, tylectomy, Tylenol

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Example sentences from the Web for tyee

Haouwith, or Hawilth, is the original word for chief, though Tyee is commonly used.
The Adventures of John Jewitt|John Rodgers Jewitt
Following his discovery of the Bight of Tyee, a quarter of a century passed.
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne
The words were really Waw-kash (a word of salutation) and Tyee.
The Adventures of John Jewitt|John Rodgers Jewitt
"Well, it is some of my affair," the new boss of Tyee replied.
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne

Mac was a good boatman, and the way he followed that tyee in the eight-knot current did him credit.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers

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