SKOOKUM


Meaning of SKOOKUM in English

/skooh"keuhm/ , adj. Northwest U.S., Canada.

1. large; powerful; impressive.

2. excellent; first-rate.

[ 1825-35, Amer.; sk w ak w am ghost, spirit, monster (hence, appar. "fearsome" > "powerful" in Chinook Jargon) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .