saltchuck

== English == === Alternative forms === salt chuck === Etymology === Borrowed from Chinook Jargon saltchuck (“the sea”, literally “saltwater”), from salt (“salt”) (from English salt) + chuck (“water”) from Nootka č̕aʔak (“water”). === Noun === saltchuck (plural saltchucks) (British Columbia, Washington, Northwestern US) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===