单词 | siwash |
释义 | siwash[ sahy-wosh, -wawsh ] / ˈsaɪ wɒʃ, -wɔʃ / noun(sometimes initial capital letter)Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian. verb (used without object)to camp out without a tent or supplies. Origin of siwash1830–40; <Chinook Jargon <North American French sauvage Indian, French: wild, savage Words nearby siwashSivananda yoga, Sivapithecus, Sivas, Sivash Sea, Siwalik Hills, siwash, six, sixain, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Six Counties, Six-Day War Definition for siwash (2 of 2)Siwash [ sahy-wosh, -wawsh ] / ˈsaɪ wɒʃ, -wɔʃ / nouna conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash. Origin of Siwashafter a fictional college of the same name in At Good Old Siwash (1911) and other books by U.S. author George Helgeson Fitch (1877–1915) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for siwash (1 of 2)siwash / (ˈsaɪwɒʃ) / nounanother name for Cowichan sweater verb(intr) (in the Pacific Northwest) to camp out with only natural shelter Word Origin for siwashsee Siwash British Dictionary definitions for siwash (2 of 2)Siwash / (ˈsaɪwɒʃ) sometimes not capital slang, derogatory (in the Pacific Northwest) / nouna North American Indian adjectiveof, characteristic of, or relating to Indians worthless, stingy, or badhe's siwash Word Origin for SiwashC19: from Chinook Jargon, from French sauvage savage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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