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siwash

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siwash [ˈsaɪwɒʃ]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) another name for Cowichan sweater
vb
(intr) (in the Pacific Northwest) to camp out with only natural shelter
[see Siwash]

Siwash [ˈsaɪwɒʃ] (sometimes not capital) Slang, derogatory (in the Pacific Northwest)
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a North American Indian
adj
1. (Social Science / Peoples) of, characteristic of, or relating to Indians
2. worthless, stingy, or bad he's siwash
[from Chinook Jargon, from French sauvage savage]


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WE headed out on horseback, my imaginary beau and I riding through British Columbia's glorious Cariboo Country, home to Siwash Lake Luxury Guest Ranch.
An officer in the Army described his dissatisfaction with the corporal-in-charge's treatment of the Siwash (a term used to describe coastal Indians) this way, in an 1864 journal entry: "Cpl.
Finally, Siwash Lake Ranch is a secluded hideaway set in 80,000 acres of British Columbia wilderness.
 
 
 
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