cōle sick

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

By surface analysis, cole (“cold; winter”) +‎ sick (“sick; sickness”).

Noun

cōle sick

  1. ague, cold (sickness)

References

  • Gill, John K. (1909), “cōle sick”, in Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon (overall work in English), The J. K. Gill Company, page 11
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