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wooden Indian

–noun
1. a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian, formerly found before many cigar stores as an advertisement.
2. (often lowercase) Informal. a person who appears emotionless and unresponsive; a poker face.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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wooden Indian  
n.  A cigar-store Indian.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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