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sagamore
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Sagamore
(gcide) | Sagamore \Sag"a*more\, n.
1. [Cf. Sachem.] The head of a tribe among the American
Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with
sachem, but some writters distinguished between them,
making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a
sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem,
or powwow." --Longfellow.
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2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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sagamore
(wn) | sagamore
n 1: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
(especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: sachem,
sagamore] |
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Sagamore
(gcide) | Sagamore \Sag"a*more\, n.
1. [Cf. Sachem.] The head of a tribe among the American
Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with
sachem, but some writters distinguished between them,
making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a
sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem,
or powwow." --Longfellow.
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2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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