On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Alan H. Hartley wrote: > Drechsel, in his _Mobilian Jargon_ (1997, p. 92) quotes Louisiana > records by Gatschet (1885: Lake Charles fieldwork 1885) and Read (1940: > Opelousas ms. 1862) of a Jargon word pishu 'wild cat'. For that matter, Tutelo has puus, citing Hale via Oliverio. JEK