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Shawnee chief in the War of 1812
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tecumseh
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Tecumseh was an American Thoroughbred racehorse . He won the 1885 Preakness Stakes .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Native American leader (1768-1813), his name is Shawnee (Algonquian), perhaps literally "flies across;" compare Menominee /takhamehse:w/ "flies straight across."
Usage examples of tecumseh.
It had been offered the day before by General William Tecumseh Sherman to Barboncita, Manuelito, Ganado Mucho, and other clan leaders.