Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs


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~La-h�l.~ See SLAHAL.

~Lahb~, _n._ French, L'HERBE. The arbutus _uva ursi,_ the leaves of which
are used in smoking, alone or mixed with tobacco.

~La-h�sh~, _n._ French, LA HACHE. _An axe or hatchet._

~La-kam-mas'.~ See KAMASS.

~Lak'-it~, or ~Lok'-it~, _adj._ Chinook, LAKT. _Four; four times._ Lakit
taht-lelum, _forty._

~La'-kles~, _n._ French, LA GRAISSE. _Fat; oil._ See, also, GLEASE.

~La-l�h~, _v._ Chinook, LAKHWHOLA. _To cheat; fool; to practise jokes._
Mamook lalah, _to make fun._

~La-lahm'~, or ~La-lum'~, _n._ French, LA RAME._An oar._ Mamook lalahm,
_to row._

~La-l�ng~, _n._ French, LA LANGUE. _The tongue; a language._

~La-leem'~, _n._ French, LA LIME. _A file._

~La-messe'~, _n._ French, idem. _The ceremony of the mass._

~La-m�s-tin~, or ~La-m�-tchin~, _n._ French, LA M�DECINE. _Medecine,_ not
including magic.

~Lam'-mi-eh~, or ~Lam-mi-i~, _n._ French, LA VIEILLE. _An old woman._

~La-m�n-ti~, or ~La-m�-ti~, _n._ French, LA MONTAGNE. _A mountain._

~La-peep'~, _n._ French, LA PIPE. _A tobacco-pipe._ Lapeep kullakala
(literally, the "pipe-bird"), _the band-tailed eagle,_ as its feathers
were used to ornament the pipe stems.

~La-p�hsh~, _n._ French, LA PERCHE. _A pole; the setting-pole of a boat or
canoe._

~La-pel-l�h~, _v._ Qu�re if from the French, LE FOYER. Mamook lapellah,
_to roast before the fire._

~La-pelle'~, _n._ French, LA PELLE. _A shovel or spade._

~La-pe-osh'~, _n._ French, LA PIOCHE. _A mattock; a hoe._

~La-pi�ge~, _n._ French, LA PI�GE. _A trap._ Eena la pi�ge, _a
beaver-trap._

~La-plash~, _n._ French, LA PLANCHE. _A board._

~La-po-el'~, _n._ French, LA PO�LE. _A frying-pan._ Mamook lapoel, _to
fry._

~La-p�me~, _n._ French, LA POMME. _An apple._

~La-pool'~, _n._ French, LA POULE. _A fowl; poultry._ Siwash lapool, _the
grouse._

~La-poo-shet'~, _n._ French, LA FOURCHETTE. _A fork._

~La-p�te~, _n._ French, LA PORTE. _A door._

~La-s�njel~, _n._ French, LA CINGLE. _A girth; a sash; a belt._

~La-s�e~, _n._ French, LA SCIE. _A saw._

~La-sell'~, _n._ French, LA SELLE. _A saddle._

~L�-shal-loo~, or ~L�-shal-lee~, _n._ French, LA CHARRUE. _A plough._

~La-sh�n-del~, _n._ French, LA CHANDELLE. _A candle._

~La-sh�se~, _n._ French, LA CHAISE. _A chair._

~La-shen'~, _n_ French, LA CHAINE. _A chain._

~Las-siet'~, _n._ French, L'ASSIETTE. _A plate._

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