SHOSHONES

Sho*sho"nes, n. pl.; sing. Shoshone (. (Ethnol.)

Definition: A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians, comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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