Squawdom
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"[…] 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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