Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mowich.
Examples
-
Sometimes he would be hunting mowich (deer), or driving off the coyotes.
Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope
-
They courted its favor, symbolized in the wild flowers that bloomed on its slope, and the tall grass that fed the mowich, or deer.
The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' John H. Williams
-
The Mowich rivers were so named by the Indians from the fact that, in the great rocks on the northwest side of the peak, just below the summit, they saw the figure of the mowich, or deer.
The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' John H. Williams
slumry commented on the word mowich
A deer; venison Chinook Jargon
June 15, 2007
slumry commented on the word mowich
Thanks, Wordnik, for providing examples if no definition. Mowich is from the Chinook Jargon and means deer, or venison.
May 6, 2015
alexz commented on the word mowich
the dictionary of Chinook Jargon (1800s) has it listed as mowitsh or mahwitsh http://books.google.ca/books?id=ByNKAAAAcAAJ - page 18
May 6, 2015
slumry commented on the word mowich
Right. It seems to have come into English as "mowich." Google that and you will find several west coast place names--notably Mowich Lake in Mt. Rainier national park.
May 6, 2015