Northern Pomo Online Talking Dictionary


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quarter
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noun
quarter, twenty-five cents

literally "two bits" - The term "two bits" dates to colonial America when Spanish dollars or "pieces of eight" circulated. 1⁄8 of a dollar (12 1⁄2¢) was one "bit", and thus 1⁄4 dollar was "two bits."
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Word of the Day: May 20, 2024


will crush
jawatkʰemna
verb
will crush (with rear/body, knife)

see also: will break apart, will destroy
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