Potlach

noun, verb

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Noun

1
Alternative spelling of potlatch. alt-of, alternative
"That night there was a grand wedding and a potlach; so that for two days to follow there was no fishing done by the village."

Verb

1
Alternative spelling of potlatch. alt-of, alternative
"The chief was permitted to meet his many creditors and return the goods he had received at previous feasts on the distinct understanding, however, that no gifts were to be "potlached" i.e., donated with the usual custom of having them returned."

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"That night there was a grand wedding and a potlach; so that for two days to follow there was no fishing done by the village."

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