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Rabisca [< Cdn F] Fur Trade, Hist. 
n. (an aphetic alteration of) Athabasca.
See also: Athabasca department rabiscaw
- 1913 . . . the challenge was generally addressed to "les meilleurs" of the offending district, the men of which were known by such nicknames as "Les Blaireaux," or badgers of Saskatchewan; "Les Cynges," or Swans of Swan River; "Les Rabisca," of Athabasca; or "Les Gens de la Gande Riviere," of Mackenzie River.
- 1941 Rabisca brigade--The Athabasca fleet of York Boats.
- 1913 . . . the challenge was generally addressed to "les meilleurs" of the offending district, the men of which were known by such nicknames as "Les Blaireaux," or badgers of Saskatchewan; "Les Cynges," or Swans of Swan River; "Les Rabisca," of Athabasca; or "Les Gens de la Gande Riviere," of Mackenzie River.