tyee

[ tahy-ee ]

noun

1. chinook salmon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyee¹

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

Example Sentences

He won't have anything but his donkeys and gear and part of a cedar limit on the Tyee which isn't paid for.

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The run of tyee had not regularly set in, though a few odd ones were being caught.

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It was true the big run of tyee had not yet begun, but a few were being taken from day to day.

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In addition to the two tyee, I had seven cohoe weighing 46½ lb., so luck was beginning to turn.

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Mac was a good boatman, and the way he followed that tyee in the eight-knot current did him credit.

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