apishamore

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English

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Etymology

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From an Algonquian language term for "something to sit on". Compare Cree ᐊᐢᐹᐏᑲᓀᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aspaawikanehikan, “saddle blanket”) and Ojibwe apishimon/apishamon (“something to lie down upon”).[1][2]

Noun

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apishamore (plural apishamores)

  1. A saddle blanket.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “apishimon”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
  2. ^ Chamberlain, Alexander F. (1902 October–December) “Algonkian Words in American English: A Study in the Contact of the White Man and The Indian”, in The Journal of American Folk-Lore‎[2], volume XV, number LIX, American Folk-Lore Society, →DOI, pages 240–241
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