tyee

[ tahy-ee ]

/ ˈtaɪ i /

noun

Words nearby tyee

tycho, tychonic system, tychy, tycoon, tydeus, tyee, tygart, tying, tyke, tylectomy, tylenol

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

Also called tyee salmon.

Examples 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