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–adjective
Northwest U.S.,
Canada
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1.
large; powerful; impressive.
2.
excellent; first-rate.
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism
;
< Chinook Jargon: strong, powerful < Lower Chehalis (Salishan language of the Washington coast)
sk
w
ək
w
ə́m
ghost, spirit, monster (hence, appar. “fearsome” > “powerful” in Chinook Jargon)
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