1) Chinook Jargon place name 
Skookumchuck is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. Skookum means `strong` or `powerful`, and `chuck` means water, so skookumchuck means `rapids` or `whitewater` (literally, `strong water`), or fresh, healthy water. It can mean any rapids, but in coastal usage...