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Chief Joseph   /tʃif dʒˈoʊsəf/   Listen
Chief Joseph

noun
1.
Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).  Synonym: Joseph.






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"Chief Joseph" Quotes from Famous Books



... of taking her away; but there was nothing sub judice about the cat. Finnigan, before he sobered up, had let her completely out of the bag. It was otherwise with the charges that were to be made, according to the Mercury, on the evidence of Chief Joseph Fry and another member of his tribe, to the effect that he and his Conservative friends had been instructed by Squire Ormiston and Mr Murchison to vote on this occasion for both the candidates, thereby producing, ...
— The Imperialist • (a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan



Words linked to "Chief Joseph" :   Joseph, Indian chief, Indian chieftain, Nez Perce



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