klootchman

/ ˈkluːtʃmən /

noun

1. a North American Indian woman Also calledklootchklooch

Word History and Origins

Origin of klootchman¹

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka hlotssma woman, wife

Example Sentences

Nika potlatch hyu ictas; Nika makook sappalell Of persicees and la biscuit, I will give thee all thy fill!” which, addressed to a “sweet Klootchman,” a “forest maiden,” means, that loving her so much, all that he had was hers.

From Project Gutenberg

There we were, then, entirely alone, so far as we could tell, many miles from any one but Jim and his klootchman.

From Project Gutenberg

How we blessed our stars that we had hired this Indian and his charming klootchman.

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This prospect had no charms for him, yet he liked the idea of the trip, and said that if we would pay him "ikt dolla la sun"—that is, in plain English, one dollar a-day—he would go; but when he added that he must bring his klootchman, his wife, with him, I was taken aback.

From Project Gutenberg

"M'm," says Jim, "guess dat Fan ketch'm deer mebbe—welly good shot dat klootchman."

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