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

by George Gibbs

~Kwutl~, adj. Chinook, idem. Literally, fast. To push or squeeze, as in packing; hyas mamook kwutl, haul tight.

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~La-bleed'~, n. French, LA BRIDE. A bridle.

~La-boos'~, n. French, LA BOUCHE. The mouth; mouth of a river. Moxt laboos, the forks of a river.

~La-boo-ti'~, n. French, LA BOUTEILLE. A bottle.

~La-ca-lat'~, n. French, LA CAROTTE. A carrot.

~La-ca-set'~, n. French, LA CASETTE. A box, trunk, or chest.

~La-clo-a~, n. French, LA CROIX. A cross.

~Lagh~, v. Chinook, LAKH. To lean; to tip, as a boat; to stoop; to bend over, as a tree. Wake mika lagh kopa okook house, don't lean against that house.

~La-gome~, n. French, LA GOMME. Pitch; glue. La gome stick, light-wood; the pitch-pine.