Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon

by George Gibbs

~Bed~, n. English, idem. A bed.

~Bit~, or ~Mit~, n. English, BIT. A dime or shilling.

~Bloom~, n. English, BROOM. A broom. Mamook bloom, to sweep.

~Boat~, n. English, idem. A boat, as distinguished from a canoe.

~Bos'-ton~, n., adj. An American; American. A name derived from the hailing-place of the first trading-ships to the Pacific. Boston illahie, the United States.

~Bur-dash~, n. Can. French, BERDACHE (Anderson). An hermaphrodite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs of generation. The word is of very limited use.

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~Cal'-li-peen~, n. French, CARABINE. A rifle.

~Ca-nim~, n. Chinook, EKANIM. A canoe. Canim stick, the cedar, or wood from which canoes are usually made.

~Ca-po'~, n. French, CAPOT. A coat.