Etymology

sewellel

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Today it means: A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa). Full definition →

Chinook sewellel
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The story

  1. Chinook · borrowed fromsewellel
  2. English todaysewellel

From a misunderstanding by Lewis and Clark of Chinook sewellel, shewellel, which actually denotes a robe made from pelt of this rodent rather than the rodent itself.

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