tlinkit

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tlinkit - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tlinkit \Tlin"kit\, n. pl.
     The Indians of a seafaring group of tribes of southern Alaska
     comprising the Koluschan stock. Previous to deterioration
     from contact with the whites they were the foremost traders
     of the northwest. They built substantial houses of cedar
     adorned with totem poles, and were expert stone carvers and
     copper workers. Slavery, the potlatch, and the use of immense
     labrets were characteristic. Many now work in the salmon
     industry.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]