DCHP-1 Online
chum ((1)) [prob. < Chinook Jargon tzum spotted] 
n. A large salmon of the Pacific coast, Oncorhynchus keta.
See also: dog salmon
- 1920 . . . the large dog-salmon, or "Chum," 4 lbs. to 15 lbs., dies at the end of three, four, five or six years. . . .
- 1962 Formerly known as dog salmon, the chum . . . has also been called the qualla, keta and calico salmon. It is caught all along the coast of British Columbia.
- 1920 . . . the large dog-salmon, or "Chum," 4 lbs. to 15 lbs., dies at the end of three, four, five or six years. . . .