Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tlinkit \Tlin"kit\, n. pl.
   The Indians of a seafaring group of tribes of southern Alaska
   comprising the Koluschan stock. Previous to deterioration
   from contact with the whites they were the foremost traders
   of the northwest. They built substantial houses of cedar
   adorned with totem poles, and were expert stone carvers and
   copper workers. Slavery, the potlatch, and the use of immense
   labrets were characteristic. Many now work in the salmon
   industry.