klootchman

/ (ˈkluːtʃmən) /

Northwestern Canadian a North American Indian woman Also called: klootch, klooch

Word Origin for klootchman

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka hlotssma woman, wife

klondike, klondike gold rush, klondyker, klong, kloof, klootchman, klopstock, kluck, kluckhohn, kludge, klug

Then the medicine man and his klootchman and the children climbed out of the cloud and came down the mountain side.

The Mountain that was 'God' |John H. Williams
A klootchman we had not noticed before looked up, and said mournfully, "No," it was her "little woman."

Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California |Caroline C. Leighton
The medicine man told his klootchman and his children to climb up the arrow trail.

The Mountain that was 'God' |John H. Williams