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moccasin telegram Esp. North 
the spreading of news by word of mouth, originally by Indian runner.
See also: moccasin telegraph
- 1908 Word of the white woman ran before the advancing traders by "moccasin telegram," and wherever pause was made, Indians flocked in thousands to see Marie Gaboury.
- 1934 "Moccasin Telegram again," muttered Constable Cashman disgustedly. "It sure beats me how news travels in this North country."
- 1908 Word of the white woman ran before the advancing traders by "moccasin telegram," and wherever pause was made, Indians flocked in thousands to see Marie Gaboury.