hootchinoo

hootchinoo [hoo-chuh-noo, hoo-chuh-noo] Examples noun, plural hoot·chi·noos.

1. hoochinoo.

hoochinoo or hoot·chi·noo [hoo-chuh-noo, hoo-chuh-noo] noun, plural hoo·chi·noos.

1. a type of distilled liquor made by Alaskan Indians.

Origin of hoochinoo 1875–80, Americanism; orig. the name of a Tlingit village on Admiralty Island, Alaska, reputed to be a source of illicit liquor; alteration of Tlingit xucnu·wú literally, brown bear’s fort (xú·c brown bear + nu·w fortified place) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hootchinoo Historical Examples of hootchinoo

“The poor, ornery chechaquo,” murmured Hootchinoo Bill, as they watched the sorrowing Swede disappear up the trail.

The Faith of Men

Jack London