Kolushan

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Koluschan \Ko*lusch"an\, Kolushan \Ko*lush"an\, a. [From Russ.
     kalyushka piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).]
     Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of North
     American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the
     Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent
     coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican


     tongues.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]