papoose

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Then she passed out the baby through the door all wrapped up in a blankit like a papoose, and you bet I made tracks with it.

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  • Tawn little papoose, your mother is in: She's roasting the goose, on the sharp wooden pin. —  An Indian Boy's Story
  • Ref. Bound little papoose, your father is out; He's hunting the moose that makes you grow stout. —  An Indian Boy's Story
  • But I never yit drew a bead on a squaw or papoose, and I despise the man who would. —  The Life of Kit Carson
  • “Well, papoose,” he said, “what now Now With us.” I glanced at him. —  Ask the Cards a Question - Muller, Marcia - McCone 02
  • With Roxey Vail clinging to his back like a papoose, Doc carefully went down the cable Into the teeth of the moaning blizzard, they strode An instant later, Doc's alertness of eye undoubtedly saved their lives. —  004 - The Polar Treasure
 

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/pæˈpus/
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