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

by George Gibbs

~La-west'~, n. French, LA VESTE. A waistcoat.

~Lazy~, adj. English, idem. Lazy.

~Le-báh-do~ (often pronounced lab'-a-do), n. French, LE BARDEAU. A shingle.

~Le-bal'~, n. French, idem. A ball; bullet. Tenas lebal, shot.

~Le-bis'-kwie~, n. French, LE BISCUIT. Biscuit; crackers; hard bread.

~Le-blau'~, n., adj. French, LE BLOND. A sorrel horse; chestnut colored.

~Le-clem'~, n., adj. French, LE CRÊME. Cream-colored; a cream-colored or light dun horse.

~Le-cock'~, n. French, LE COQ. A cock; a fowl.

~Le-doo'~, n. French, LE DOIGT. A finger.

~Le-gléy~, n., adj. French, LE GRIS, or English GRAY, with French article. A gray horse; gray.