I forgot yesterday to mention another "miraculous" folk atymology, in the same copy of Hibben's dictionary, in a handwritten note on page 4: Tipso [thipsu], grass, is interpreted as "Tips of" !! Francisc wEXt To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'. To respond privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'. Hayu masi!