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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Poo~, _n._ By onoma. (Hale). _The sound of a gun._ Mamook poo, _to
shoot;_ moxt poo, _a double-barrelled gun;_ tohum poo, _a six-shooter._
Nisqually, OPOO, _to break wind._

~Poo'-lie~, _adj._ French, POURRI. _Rotten._

~Pot'-latch~, or ~Paht'-latsh~, _n., v._ Nootka, PAHCHILT (Jewitt);
PACHAETL, or PACHATI (Cook). _A gift; to give._ Cultus potlatch, _a
present or free gift._

~Pow'-itsh~, _n._ Chinook, PAUITSH. _A crab-apple._

~Puk'-puk~, _n._ Probably an invented word. _A blow with the fist; a
fist-fight._ Mamook pukpuk, _to box; to fight with the fists;_ pukpuk
solleks, _to fight in anger._

~Puss'-puss~, _n._ English. _A cat._ On Puget Sound, pronounced
_pish-pish._ Hyas pusspuss, _a cougar._


~S.~

~Ságh-a-lie~, or ~Sah'-ha-lie~, _adj._ Chinook, SAKHALI; Clatsop,
UKHSHAKHALI. _Up; above; high._ Saghalie tyee (literally, _the chief
above_), _God._ A term invented by the missionaries for want of a native
one.

~Sail~, or ~Sill~, _n._ English, SAIL. _A sail; any cotton or linen
goods._ Mamook sail, _to make sail;_ mamook keekwillie sail, _to take in
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