poundmaker
poundmaker noun: one who makes buffalo pounds.
Noun
poundmaker (plural poundmakers)
- One who makes buffalo pounds.
- A number of poundmakers have entered tribal history; their names are known and their deeds recounted. Such poundmakers include Loud Voice of the Plains Cree (Skinner 1914:525), and White Raven of the Assiniboin (Weekes 1948:16).1973, Thomas F. Kehoe, The Gull Lake Site: A Prehistoric Bison Drive Site in Southwestern Saskatchewan
- Specialists known as poundmakers supervised the construction of a pound and possessed spiritual powers that enabled them to "call a herd" in for the kill.1994, Katherine Pettipas, Severing the Ties That Bind: Government Repression of Indigenous Religious Ceremonies on the Prairies
Proper noun capitalized: Poundmaker
Poundmaker
- A male or female given name. An occupational given name found in Plains Amerindian cultures.
- A surname originating as an occupation. A Plains Amerind surname derived from the given name.
Forms of poundmaker
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Origin of poundmaker
From pound (“animal pound”) + maker. From translation of the Plains Amerind terms.
Capitalization of poundmaker; translated from synonyms terms in native languages of North America.
Questions about poundmaker
- What does poundmaker mean?
- Poundmaker means one who makes buffalo pounds.
- What part of speech is poundmaker?
- Poundmaker can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of poundmaker?
- The plural of poundmaker is poundmakers.
Words near poundmaker in the dictionary
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