Indian file
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Indian file
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Attested since the 18th century, as Native Americans traversed woods in this way.
noun
- Single file. In about an hour they returned very much intoxicated, singing their dead war songs, and every warrior naked, painted black from head to foot: as they approached the house in Indian file, each one repeated the following words […]
Talk about this word "Indian file." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/indian%20file. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Indian file. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/indian%20file "Indian file." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/indian%20file.Cite this
@misc{indian_file_2026,
title = {Indian file},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indian%20file},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
