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PDFKwit’-shad-ie, n. Nisqually, KWUTSHDIE. The hare or rabbit. Confined to Puget Sound.
Kwo-lann’, or Kwo-lah’-nie, n. Chihalis, KWOLAN; Nisqually, KWILANI. The ear. Halo kwolann, or, ikpooie kwolann, deaf.
Kwulh, or Kwult, v. Chinook, KWULT’H. To hit; to wound with an arrow or gun; to strike with a slick or stone; or in any manner without cutting; to hit.
Kwun’-nun, n. Chihalis, idem. A count; numbers. Ex. Mamook kwunnun, to count. Of merely local use.
Kwutl, adj. Chinook, idem. Literally, fast. To push or squeeze, as in packing; hyas mamook kwutl, haul tight.
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La-bleed’, n. French, LA BRIDE. A bridle.
La-boos’, n. French, LA BOUCHE. The mouth; mouth of a river. Moxt laboos, the forks of a river.
La-boo-ti’, n. French, LA BOUTEILLE. A bottle.
La-ca-lat’, n. French, LA CAROTTE. A carrot.
La-ca-set’, n. French, LA CASETTE. A box, trunk, or chest.
La-clo-a, n. French, LA CROIX. A cross.
Lagh, v. Chinook, LAKH. To lean; to tip, as a boat; to stoop; to bend over, as a tree. Wake mika lagh kopa okook house, don’t lean against that house.
La-gome, n. French, LA GOMME. Pitch; glue. La gome stick, light-wood; the pitch-pine.
La-gwin’, or La-kween’, n. Quaere u. d. A saw.
La-hal. 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-hash, 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-lah, 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-lang, 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-mes-tin, or La-mo-tchin, n. French, LA MEDECINE. Medecine, not including magic.
Lam’-mi-eh, or Lam-mi-i, n. French, LA VIEILLE. An old woman.
La-mon-ti, or La-mo-ti, n. French, LA MONTAGNE. A mountain.
