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ˈcopperskin U.S. slang.
[copper n.1 11.]
An American Indian.
1840C. F. Hoffman Greyslaer ii. x. 26 ‘Go on, go on, Kit, d'ye say a dozen Injuns?’ ‘Yes, uncle, not a Copperskin less.’ a1861T. Winthrop Canoe & Saddle (1883) x. 146 The five copperskins ‘first eyed me over’ with lazy thoroughness. They noted my arms and equipment. 1904S. E. White Silent Places viii. 72 What the hell do we care for a lot of copper-skins from Rupert's House! |