I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural blackfeet ; sometimes singular in construction or blackfoot )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: translation of Blackfoot Siksika
1.
a. : an Indian confederacy comprising the Siksika (sense 1a), the Bloods, and the Piegan
the Blackfeet were the toughest — Chad Oliver
gave the Blackfoot their present home — Edward Sapir
— called also Siksika
b. : a member of a people belonging to the Blackfoot confederacy
the heart of a Blackfoot — Washington Irving
the official … calls himself a Blackfeet — Marcus Rosenblum
c. : the Algonquian language of the Blackfeet
2. : siksika 1
3. : sihasapa 2
II. noun
Etymology: black (I) + foot
Scotland : a lovers' go-between