barouge [var. of bois rouge] Northwest.
n. a shrub, Cornus stolonifera, with conspicuous red stems, the inner bark of which was often used in the making of kinnikinik (def. 1).
See also: bois rouge kinnikinik (def. 1) red-osier dogwood
- 1879  The native carries a fire-bag -- a long leather bag, containing pipe, tobacco, knife, flint and steel, and barouge, the inner bark of the grey willow.
- 1929  No word was spoken until the interpreter had filled the long-stemmed pipe with tobacco & barouge, or red-willow bark.