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squaw \ˈskwȯ\ noun (-s) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick squa female creature, squáas woman, Narragansett squàws 1. a. : an American Indian woman — compare sannup b. : female, woman, wife — usually used disparagingly 2. : an effeminate person : a man of womanish character — usually used disparagingly 3. : a form for holding a barrel during the process of crozing and chiming 4. : a figure target representing a kneeling posture |