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CALUMET

\kˈaluːmɪt], \kˈaluːmɪt], \k_ˈa_l_uː_m_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of CALUMET

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Calumet the tobacco pipe of the North American Indians, smokes as a symbol of peace or to confirm treaties.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Indian pipe of peace.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The Indian pipe of peace.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Among the N. American Indians, a pipe for smoking tobacco, used in making treaties, and particularly as a symbol of peace and war.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin] A pipe used by the American Indians for smoking tobaccoâ€”a symbol of peace when offered to a stranger or enemy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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