apishamore

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian language term for "something to sit on". Compare Cree ᐊᐢᐹᐏᑲᓀᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aspaawikanehikan, “saddle blanket”) and Ojibwe apishimon/apishamon (“something to lie down upon”).[1][2]

Noun

apishamore (plural apishamores)

A saddle blanket.

Translations

saddle blanket — see saddle blanket

References

Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “apishimon”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎, University of Minnesota
Chamberlain, Alexander F. (October–December 1902), “Algonkian Words in American English: A Study in the Contact of the White Man and The Indian”, in The Journal of American Folk-Lore‎, volume XV, issue LIX, American Folk-Lore Society, DOI:10.2307/533199, pages 240–241

[1] Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “apishimon”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎, University of Minnesota

[2] Chamberlain, Alexander F. (October–December 1902), “Algonkian Words in American English: A Study in the Contact of the White Man and The Indian”, in The Journal of American Folk-Lore‎, volume XV, issue LIX, American Folk-Lore Society, DOI:10.2307/533199, pages 240–241