Washoe

[ wosh-oh, waw-shoh ]

/ ˈwɒʃ oʊ, ˈwɔ ʃoʊ /

noun

1965–2007, female chimpanzee: first ape trained to communicate with humans by means of a sign language.

Origin of Washoe

Named after Washoe County, in northwest Nevada, where the chimpanzee was raised

Words nearby Washoe

Washington thorn, washing-up, Washita, wash-leather, Washo, Washoe, wash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's hands of, washout, wash over, washrag

Example sentences from the Web for Washoe

Neither the gold reaches of Colorado nor the silver-bearing "leads" of the Washoe district had as yet been discovered.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867|Various
He soared over three fences like a bird, and disappeared down the road toward the Washoe Valley.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He may be lurking in some of the mining-camps near the foot-hills, as he was a Washoe teamster during the Comstock excitement.
Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.|W. H. Rhodes
That the Rothschilds are at present a little wary of any investment in Washoe is quite natural.
Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk|John Ross Browne

A shave is half a dollar—gold; in Washoe and in Atchison, but a paper quarter.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke

单词	washoe
释义	Washoe [ wosh-oh, waw-shoh ] / ˈwɒʃ oʊ, ˈwɔ ʃoʊ / noun 1965–2007, female chimpanzee: first ape trained to communicate with humans by means of a sign language. Origin of Washoe Named after Washoe County, in northwest Nevada, where the chimpanzee was raised Words nearby Washoe Washington thorn, washing-up, Washita, wash-leather, Washo, Washoe, wash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's hands of, washout, wash over, washrag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Washoe Neither the gold reaches of Colorado nor the silver-bearing "leads" of the Washoe district had as yet been discovered. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867\|Various He soared over three fences like a bird, and disappeared down the road toward the Washoe Valley. Roughing It\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) He may be lurking in some of the mining-camps near the foot-hills, as he was a Washoe teamster during the Comstock excitement. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.\|W. H. Rhodes That the Rothschilds are at present a little wary of any investment in Washoe is quite natural. Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk\|John Ross Browne A shave is half a dollar—gold; in Washoe and in Atchison, but a paper quarter. Greater Britain\|Charles Wentworth Dilke
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