Squawdom

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The world or sphere of squaws. uncountable

    "[…] we found she wanted to marry a white man, who would be rich enough to support her in the style to which she has been accustomed, for she alone, of all her father's family, is relieved from the curse of squawdom — hard labor."

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"[…] we found she wanted to marry a white man, who would be rich enough to support her in the style to which she has been accustomed, for she alone, of all her father's family, is relieved from the curse of squawdom — hard labor."

Etymology

From squaw + -dom.

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