Gentrifying a Siwash neighborhood in Olympia: The history of a word in local English
The Vancouver (Washington Territory) Independent of April 8, 1876, at the end of its “Olympia Notes” column, reproduces news from the Olympia Echo. The piece includes the following sentence of note:
Little shanties which have been in service there by Siwashes, and which have been dirty landmarks on the west shore of the bay for past years, now tumble down before the direct results of our last special tax.
This is among the earlier uses of “Siwash” in local English that I can find. Supposedly it goes back to 1855 (look for my ALL CAPS note below).
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Si·washˈsīwäSH,-wôSH/
noun
derogatoryplural noun: Siwashes-
1.an American Indian of the northern Pacific coast.
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2.another term for Chinook Jargon.
verb
informal3rd person present: siwashes; 3rd person present: Siwashes-
1.camp without a tent.
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Siwashes – definition of Siwashes by the Free Online Dictionary …
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TheFreeDictionary.com(Peoples) of, characteristic of, or relating to Indians. 3. worthless, stingy, or bad: he’ssiwash. [C19: from Chinook Jargon, from French sauvagesavage] …
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Siwash | Define Siwash at Dictionary.com
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(sometimes initial capital letter) Disparaging and Offensive. a North American Indian. verb (used without object). 2. to camp out without a tent or supplies.
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Siwash – Oxford Dictionaries
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OxfordDictionaries.comDefinition of Siwash in American English in Oxford dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences. English to English reference content (US).
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Siwash – Merriam-Webster Online
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Merriam‑Webstera small usually inland college that is notably provincial in outlook <cheer for dear oldSiwash>. Origin of SIWASH. Siwash, fictional college in stories by George …
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Category:Seattle Siwashes players – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WikipediaThis is for players of the Seattle Siwashes minor league baseball team, who played in the Pacific Coast League and the Northwestern League from 1903-1908.
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1907 Seattle Siwashes Statistics — Minor Leagues – Baseball …
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Baseball‑Reference.com1907 Seattle Siwashes. 1907 > Class B > 1907 Northwestern League Overall: n/a. Affiliation: none or n/a. Manager: Dan Dugdale Represented: Seattle, WA
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1905 Seattle Siwashes Statistics — Minor Leagues – Baseball …
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Baseball‑Reference.com1905 Seattle Siwashes. 1905 > Class A > 1905 Pacific Coast League Overall: n/a. Affiliation: none or n/a. Manager: Russ Hall Represented: Seattle, WA
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Siwash – Collins English Dictionary | Always Free Online
verb. (intransitive) (in the Pacific Northwest) to camp out with only natural shelter. Word Origin. see Siwash. Siwash (ˈsaɪwɒʃ Pronunciation for Siwash ) …
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Word siwashes meaning. Word siwashes definition. Words that start …
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