SINCE 1828
Sasquatch
noun
Sas·quatch
| \ ˈsa-ˌskwach
, -ˌskwäch
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, -ˌskwäch
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Definition of Sasquatch
: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall
— called also bigfoot
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The first known use of Sasquatch was in 1929
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Sasquatch
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English Language Learners Definition of Sasquatch
: a large, hairy creature that walks on two feet like a man and that some people claim to have seen in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada
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