tillicum

/ (ˈtɪlɪkəm) /

US and Canadian informal (in the Pacific Northwest) a friend

Word Origin for tillicum

from Chinook Jargon, from Chinook tlxam kin, esp as distinguished from chiefs

tillandsia, tiller, tillerman, tilley, tillich, tillicum, tillite, tillotson, tilly, tilsit, tilt

Next day the Tillicum brought up off a little mining town, and George, who went ashore, came back with several letters.

The Greater Power |Harold Bindloss
Do you suppose I would go to the expense of hiring somebody else to skipper the Tillicum while I was there with my license?

Cappy Ricks |Peter B. Kyne
Her trunk was sent to the Tillicum's dock this morning and she has her suit case in the office.

Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne
He paddled easily while the tide swept him on until he reached the Tillicum.

The Greater Power |Harold Bindloss

You'll send out the Tillicum to find him and tow him in, won't you?

Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne