potlatch


2potlatch

verb

Definition of POTLATCH

transitive verb
1
: to give (as a gift) especially with the expectation of a gift in return
2
: to hold or give a potlatch for (as a tribe or group)
intransitive verb
: to hold or give a potlatch

First Known Use of POTLATCH

1898

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