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Muckleshoot

noun
Muck·​le·​shoot | \ˈməkəlˌshüt\
plural Muckleshoot or Muckleshoots

Definition of Muckleshoot 

1a : a Salishan people of the White river valley, Washington

b : a member of such people

2 : a dialect related to Skagit

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