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cultus coulee [Chinook Jargon; cultus, q.v. and coolee < F courir to run] West Coast

• a stroll or ride for pleasure. See 1963 quote.

  • 1894  "I'm taking a 'cultus coolee,' " replied he. . . .
  • 1912  I hustled the ponies just in case Mrs. Trevor might be taking her cultus cooly along toward Soda Spring.
  • 1963  These Indians [Chilcotin] always seemed to be travelling "cultus coulee," which means moving about with no set destination, and stopping wherever there was good hunting or fishing.