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coyote

To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(canid) , a species of canine native to North America.

Origin: , from a language, from . Compare Chinook ki-o-tī. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Posted late because when it became her birthday we were actually at Coyote Ugly dancing on top of the bar to a Rihanna song 👍”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#catthewcrunch hard launching with my peenar today yan coyote cash tying saph down w the whole scent business as mentioned and when miau saph heat arrive 🤔 hed airdrop bunch of love and if saph struggle he just simply presses his body down against his to pin him”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Wow! This is quite literally where I grew up, attended school, played and rode my bicycle (without parental supervision, of course). We saw the occasional coyote, but never dreamed of bears coming down from the hills. And, the selfie thing? So infuriating!😡😡🤬🤬”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “If ACME was never in his life, he'd still have his pride do him in. I'd like to think the devoted fans know this already but the hype over Coyote vs. ACME has made an inaccurate impression that they're entirely at fault for his failures.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Les ponts du mois de mai peuvent coûter gros aux automobilistes : 5 610 euros d'amendes, selon Coyote.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.

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