Island of the blue Dolphin

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Does anyone know what "xuchal" is from Island of the Blue Dolphins?
The passage from the book is "I then remembered xuchal which some of the
men of our tribe used andis made from ground-up sea shells, and wild
tobacco.  I made a big bowl of this, mixing it with water, and put it in
the spring.  I hid in the brush and waited.  The dogs came at dusk.  They
sniffed the water and backed off and looked at each other, but at last
began to drink."  Thanks, Michele



Michele Missner
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