Skwak’-wal, n. Chinook, SKAKULH (Anderson); Clatsop, SKAKOLI. A lamprey eel. Of local use only.

Skwis’-kwis, n. Chinook, Cathlamet dialect. A squirrel.

Sla-hal’, n. Chinook, ETLALTLAL. A game played with ten small disks, one of which is marked.

Smet’-ocks, n. Chihalis, SMETTAKS. The large clam (Lutraria). Used only at the mouth of the Columbia river.

Smoke, n. English, idem. Smoke; clouds; fog; steam.

Snass, n. Quaere u. d. Rain. Cole snass, snow. The word is neither Chinook nor Chihalis, and is perhaps manufactured.

Snow, n. English, idem. Snow.

Soap, n. English, idem. Soap.

So-le’-mie, n. Chinook, SULAMICH (Anderson); Clatsop, SHOeLBE. The cranberry.

Sol’-leks, or Sah’-leks, n., adj. Quaere u. d. Anger; angry. Mamook solleks, to fight; tikegh solleks, to be hostile; kumtuks solleks, to be passionate.

So’-pe-na, v. Chinook, T’SOPENA. To jump; to leap.

Spo’-oh, or Spo’-eh, adj. Chinook, idem. Faded; any light color, as pale blue, drab, &c.  Chahko spoeh, to fade.

Spoon, n. English, idem. A spoon.

Spose, conj. English, SUPPOSE. If; supposing; provided that; in order that. Spose mika nanitsh nika canim, if you see my canoe; spose nika klatawa kopa Chinook, if or when I go to Chinook; kahkwa spose, as if. See KLOSHK SPOSE.

Stick, n., adj. English, idem. A stick; a tree; wood; wooden. Stick skin, bark; ship stick, a mast; mitwhit stick, a standing tree, icht stick, a yard measure; stick shoes, leather shoes or boots, as distinguished from skin shoes or moccasins; kull stick, oak (hard wood); isick stick, the ash (paddle wood).

Stock’-en, n. English. Stockings or socks.

Stoh, adj. Chinook, idem. Loose. Mamook stoh, to untie; unloose; undo. Metaphorically, to absolve.

Stone, n. English, idem. A rock or stone; bone; horn; the testicles. Stone kiuatan, a stallion; mahsh stone, to castrate.

Stote’-kin, adj. Chinook, STOKTKIN. Eight.

Stutch’-un, n. English, STURGEON. The sturgeon.

Suk-wal’-al, n. Chinook (Hale); Clatsop, SHUKWALALA, a gun or musket. No longer used in Jargon.

Sun, n. English, idem. The sun; a day. Tenas sun, early; sitkum sun, noon; klip sun, sunset.