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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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does that weigh;_ mamook till, _to weigh._

~Tin'-tin~, _n._ By onoma. _A bell; a musical instrument._ Mamook tintin,
_to ring a bell._ Among the Indians round the Hudson Bay Company's posts,
the hours were thus known; as, mokst tintin kopet sitkum sun, _two hours,_
i.e., _two bells after noon._

~T'kópe~, _adj._ Chinook, idem. _White; light-colored._

~Tlehl~. See KLALE.

~Tl'kópe~, _v._ Chinook, idem. _To cut; hew; chop._

~Toh~, or ~Tooh~. By onoma. Mamook toh, _to spit._ A manufactured word.

~Tóke-tie~, _adj._ Kalapuya. _Pretty._ Not in common use.

~To'-lo~, _v._ Kalapuya. _To earn; to win at a game; to gain._ Kansih
dolla nika tolo spose mamook? _how many dollars will I earn if I work?_

~To'-luks~, _n._ Clallam, TOYUK. _The mussel._ Used on Puget Sound only.

~To-mól-la~, _adv._ English, TO-MORROW. Ikt tomolla, _or_ copet tomolla,
_the day after._

~Tot~, _n._ Chihalis, TOT, or TAT. _An uncle._

~To'-to~, _v._ By onoma. Chinook, TOKH-TOKH. _To shake; sift any thing;
winnow._

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