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skookum

(ˈskuːkəm)
adj
Canadian strong or brave
[C19: from Chinook Jargon]
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skoo•kum

(ˈsku kəm)

adj. Northwest U.S., Canada.
1. large and powerful; brave.
2. excellent.
[1825–35;< Chinook Jargon: strong, powerful]
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Gad, sir!" stuttered a member of the latest dynasty, a king of the Skookum Benches.
"Sir," he said to the Skookum Bench king, "no, sir.
"I t'ink dat Skookum and Booga make um plenty fight maybe," Kama remarked, as they sat down to eat.
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I have it from the lips of Indians the Doctor was not only "Skookum," but he was a "Skookum Tumtum"; to translate, "Was not only a strong enduring man, but a cheery, brave man, ready to endure all things and suffer all things, saying nothing, or making a merry jest of what some travelers might call dangerous hardships." Pat Wearmouth is a retired forester with a strong interest in the history of the Peace River country of Alberta.
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When the shooting stopped, I couldn't find Skookum. I assumed she was still in the draw hunting until one of the blockers informed me that she was with him.