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

by George Gibbs

~O'-pit-sah~, n. Chinook, ÓPTSAKH. A knife. Opitsah yakka sikhs (the knife's friend), a fork. The word is also used to denote a sweetheart.

~O'-poots~, or ~O'-pootsh~, n. Chinook, OBÉPUTSH, the fundament. The posterior; the fundament; the tail of an animal. Boat opoots, the rudder; opoots-sill, a breech clout.

~Óte-lagh, n. (Hale.) Chinook, OÖTLAKH. The sun. Not properly a Jargon word.

~Ow~, n. Chinook, AU. A brother younger than the speaker.

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~Pahtl~, adj. Chinook, PÁTL. Full. Pahtl lum or paht-lum, drunk; pahtl chuck, wet; pahtl illahie, dirty; mamook pahtl, to fill.

~Paint~, or ~Pent~, n., adj. English, PAINT. Mamook pent, to paint.

~Papa~, n. English, idem. A father.

~Pa'see-sie~, n. Chinook, PASÍSI. A blanket; woollen cloth.

~Pa-si'-ooks~, n., adj. Chinook, PASÍSIUKS. French; a Frenchman.