Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
taboo . See the quotation.
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Examples
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Lieutenant F. Elton writes of the natives of Solomon Islands: "In every village they have at least one so-called tamboo house of TOHE, generally the largest building in the settlement.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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Any stranger coming to the village goes to the tamboo house and remains there until the person he is in quest of meets him there. "
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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