DCHP-1 Online
orignal orignale, oriniack [< Cdn F < F orignac < Basque orenac deer, stag] Now rare 
n. a large ruminant mammal, Alces alces, of the northern forests.
See also: horiniack moose (def. 1)
- 1665 (1885) The beare, the castors, and ye Oriniack shewed themselves often, but to their cost; indeed it was to us like a terrestriall paradise.
- 1703 (1905) . . . the hunting of Orignals or Elks. . . .
- 1792 (1911) Capt. Shaw gave me a description of the moose deer, which we call here "Orignale," and of which we eat the moufle.
- 1829 Also a man who discovers the Ravages of the Orignal fixes his mark, and tho' he go in pursuit of something else should another Indian kill his Orignal, the skin belongs to the Discoverer.
- 1963 [Advert.] If you've ever hankered for the antlers of an orignal or a chevreuil on your trophy wall, French Canada is the place to bag 'em.
- 1665 (1885) The beare, the castors, and ye Oriniack shewed themselves often, but to their cost; indeed it was to us like a terrestriall paradise.