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(50,258 posts) Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:02 PM Oct 2022

What does Tippecanoe mean?

Googling it brings the battle of, township, president Harrison..

Is it an Indian word?

I just finished a mystery book: Death in Lacquer Red by Jeanne Dams, a prolific mystery writer.

This one take place in 1900 in South Bend and the heroine is a Swedish immigrant working as a servant for the Studebaker family at their home - the Tippecanoe Place.

Just curious

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What does Tippecanoe mean? (Original Post) question everything Oct 2022 OP

..... dhol82 Oct 2022 #1

Thank you. Indiana is not exactly adjacent to Miami.. or is there another Miami? question everything Oct 2022 #6

Miami, Ohio. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #7

All I remember is .... secondwind Oct 2022 #2

OK I looked it up, but it was William Henry Harrison's nickname Walleye Oct 2022 #3

It's an anglicized Indian word Abnredleg Oct 2022 #4

Thank you. Interesting question everything Oct 2022 #5

It's what happens to the canoe after a few beers on the lake Effete Snob Oct 2022 #8

I've tipped a rary, but never a canoe. n/t Harker Oct 2022 #9

Next time, try a rillo Effete Snob Oct 2022 #10

Thanks for the... Harker Oct 2022 #12

Here is what comes to mind for me: Chainfire Oct 2022 #11

dhol82

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1. .....

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Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:04 PM

Oct 2022

Tippecanoe is the anglicized word for a Miami Indian term meaning “place of the succor fish people” — because succor (also known as buffalo fish) were abundant in the waters in the area.

question everything

(50,258 posts)

6. Thank you. Indiana is not exactly adjacent to Miami.. or is there another Miami?

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:12 PM

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SergeStorms

(19,601 posts)

7. Miami, Ohio.

Reply to question everything (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:14 PM

Oct 2022

nt.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

2. All I remember is ....

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:05 PM

Oct 2022

Tippecanoe and Tyler too!

Walleye

(40,321 posts)

3. OK I looked it up, but it was William Henry Harrison's nickname

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:06 PM

Oct 2022

From his service in the battle of Tippecanoe.

Abnredleg

(1,069 posts)

4. It's an anglicized Indian word

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:07 PM

Oct 2022

That means “place of the succor fish people”, succor being a type of fish.

https://www.indianaconnection.org/county-profile-tippecanoe/

question everything

(50,258 posts)

5. Thank you. Interesting

Reply to Abnredleg (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 03:10 PM

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Effete Snob

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8. It's what happens to the canoe after a few beers on the lake

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Thu Oct 20, 2022, 04:36 PM

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Harker

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9. I've tipped a rary, but never a canoe. n/t

Reply to Effete Snob (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 04:40 PM

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Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)

10. Next time, try a rillo

Reply to Harker (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 05:24 PM

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Harker

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12. Thanks for the...

Reply to Effete Snob (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 07:38 PM

Oct 2022

recommendation.

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

11. Here is what comes to mind for me:

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 06:44 PM

Oct 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too

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