Associations to the word «Skookum»
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Wiktionary
SKOOKUM, noun. A domestic cat of a small, short-legged breed.
SKOOKUM, noun. (US) (historical) A kind of souvenir doll once common in tourist areas.
SKOOKUM, adjective. (chiefly British Columbia) (Yukon) (Northwest US) Excellent, impressive.
SKOOKUM, adjective. (chiefly British Columbia) (Yukon) (Northwest US) big, strong, durable, reliable, trustworthy, doughty
SKOOKUM, noun. (chiefly among Northwest Coast Aboriginal people) An evil spirit or woodland monster/giant
SKOOKUM, noun. A type of doll based on the mythical woodland monster
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.