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cultus coulee

[Chinook Jargon; cultus, q.v. and coolee < F courir to run]

West Coast

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a stroll or ride for pleasure. See 1963 quote.

Quotations

1894

"I'm taking a 'cultus coolee,' " replied he. . . .

1912

I hustled the ponies just in case Mrs. Trevor might be taking her cultus cooly along toward Soda Spring.

1963

These Indians [Chilcotin] always seemed to be travelling "cultus coulee," which means moving about with no set destination, and stopping wherever there was good hunting or fishing.