~Cul'-tus~, adj. Chinook, KALTAS. Worthless; good for nothing; without purpose. Ex. Cultus man, a worthless fellow; cultus potlatch, a present or free gift; cultus heehee, a jest; merely laughing; cultus nannitsh, to look around; cultus mitlite, to sit idle; to do nothing; cultus klatawa, to stroll. Ques. What do you want? Ans. Cultus, i.e., nothing.
~D.~
~De-láte~, or ~De-létt~, adj., adv. French, DROITE. Straight; direct; without equivocation. Ex. Klatawa delett, go straight; delett wauwau, tell the truth.
~Di-áub~, or ~Yaub~, n. French, DIABLE. The devil. Sometimes used combined with the article, as LEJAUB.
~D'ly~, or ~De-ly~, adj. English, DRY. Chahko dely, to become dry; mamook dely, to dry, v. a.
~Doc'-tin~, n. English. A doctor.
~Dol'-la~, or ~Táh-la~, n. English. A dollar; money. Chikamin dolla, silver; pil dolla, gold; dolla siághost, spectacles.
~E.~
~Eh-káh-nam~, n. Chinook, EKANAM. A tale or story. Used only on the
Columbia river. Often erroneously pronounced Ay-keh-nam.
~Eh-ko-li~, n. Chinook, ÉKOLI. A whale.