Poundmaker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poundmaker is a noun meaning (Canada, US, Amerind culture) One who makes buffalo pounds.
Meaning
(Canada, US, Amerind culture) One who makes buffalo pounds.
Example Sentences
The best poundmakers in the band have done their work.
Specialists known as poundmakers supervised the construction of a pound and possessed spiritual powers that enabled them to "call a herd" in for the kill.
A number of poundmakers have entered tribal history; their names are known and their deeds recounted. Such poundmakers include Loud Voice of the Plains Cree (Skinner 1914:525), and White Raven of the Assiniboin (Weekes 1948:16).
Word Forms
- poundmakers
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