siwash

¹

[ sahy-wosh, -wawsh ]

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.

verb (used without object)

1. to camp out without a tent or supplies.

Siwash

²

[ sahy-wosh, -wawsh ]

noun

1. a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old ):

   students from old Siwash.

Siwash

¹

/ ˈsaɪwɒʃ /

noun

1. a North American Indian

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to Indians
2. worthless, stingy, or bad

   he's siwash

siwash

²

/ ˈsaɪwɒʃ /

noun

1. another name for Cowichan sweater

verb

1. intr (in the Pacific Northwest) to camp out with only natural shelter

Word History and Origins

Origin of siwash¹

1830–40; < Chinook Jargon < North American French sauvage Indian, French: wild, savage

Origin of siwash²

After a fictional college of the same name in At Good Old Siwash (1911) and other books by U.S. author George Helgeson Fitch (1877–1915)

Word History and Origins

Origin of siwash¹

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from French sauvage savage

Origin of siwash²

see Siwash

Example Sentences

When it was a bit lighter he rose and walked out and cut a perimeter about their siwash camp looking for sign but other than their own faint track through the ash he saw nothing.

From Literature

Walking the beach in Stanley Park, I snapped photos of Siwash Rock.

From Seattle Times

Siwash Rock looms into view when you turn a bend between Third Beach and Prospect Point.

From Seattle Times

Use at least a 5/0 siwash hook and sharpen it.

From Seattle Times

The last method of setting up a Super Bait is with a single siwash hook.

From Seattle Times