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

by George Gibbs

~Sit'-lay~, or ~Sit'-li-ay~, n. French, LES ETRIERS. (Anderson.) Stirrups.

~Sit'-shum~, v. Chihalis, idem. To swim.

~Si'-wash~, n., adj. French, SAUVAGE. An Indian; Indian.

~Skin~, n. English, idem. Skin. Skin shoes, moccasins; stick skin, the bark of a tree.

~Skoo'-kum~, or ~Skoo-koom'~, n., adj. Chihalis, SKUKUM. A ghost; an evil spirit or demon; strong. Skookum tumtum, brave; skookum chuck, a rapid.

~Skwak'-wal~, n. Chinook, SKAKULH (Anderson); Clatsop, SKAKOLI. A lamprey eel. Of local use only.

~Skwis'-kwis~, n. Chinook, Cathlamet dialect. A squirrel.

~Sla-hal'~, n. Chinook, ETLALTLAL. A game played with ten small disks, one of which is marked.

~Smet'-ocks~, n. Chihalis, SMETTAKS. The large clam (Lutraria). Used only at the mouth of the Columbia river.

~Smoke~, n. English, idem. Smoke; clouds; fog; steam.