tyee

[ tahy-ee ]

/ ˈtaɪ i /

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noun

chinook salmon.

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Also called ty·ee salm·on [tahy-ee sam-uhn]. /ˈtaɪ i ˈsæm ən/.

Origin of tyee

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; from Chinook Jargon: literally, “chief, boss,” from Nuu-chah-nulth (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, Tylenol, Tyler

How to use tyee in a sentence

He won't have anything but his donkeys and gear and part of a cedar limit on the Tyee which isn't paid for.
Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The run of tyee had not regularly set in, though a few odd ones were being caught.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers
It was true the big run of tyee had not yet begun, but a few were being taken from day to day.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers
In addition to the two tyee, I had seven cohoe weighing 46½ lb., so luck was beginning to turn.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers

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