potlatched
/ˈpɑtˌlætʃt/
verb
- Past tense of potlatch: held or participated in a ceremonial feast among certain Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, involving gift-giving and status displays.
- Our ancestors potlatched to strengthen alliances between villages.
- They potlatched for three days, distributing blankets and carved boxes.
- The chief potlatched to celebrate his daughter's coming of age.
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