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xat

American  
[khaht] / xɑt /

noun

  1. a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.

Etymology

Origin of xat

From the Haida word ḥa·d carved memorial column

Example Sentences

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For fifty tals I let three units of light shine full in the pinhole, then one unit for one xat, and for twenty-five tals nine units.

From Warlord of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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