1. n. a soft cloth made of cellulose fibres, mainly used for household cleaning.
Go to full entry >1. n. a large species of pike, Esox lucius, found in northern waters.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. n. any of several large North American hares found in the West, as Lepus americanus and, especially, L. townsendii.
Go to full entry >1. n. any of several shore birds, as the pectoral sandpiper, Pisobia maculata, and, especially, Wilson's snipe, Capella delicata.
Go to full entry >1. n. a trailing shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, found on bare, gravelly soils throughout Canada; kinnikinnik (def. 2).
Go to full entry >1. n. a small two-masted fishing schooner, sometimes equipped with outriggers.
Go to full entry >1. heavy, strong twine used mainly for making nets to catch northern pike and other large fish.
Go to full entry >1. n. the practice of hunting or fishing at night by using a jacklight.
Go to full entry >1. n. one of several varieties of pine, especially the Banksian pine.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. n. a type of press used for baling furs, force being applied by a screw-operated jack.
Go to full entry >1. n. a type of press used for baling furs, force being applied by a screw-operated jack.
Go to full entry >1. n. a follower of Judge Robert Thorpe, an Irishman who led dissident elements of Upper Canada (1805-1807) in opposition to the oligarchy.
Go to full entry >1. n. a pile-up of ice-cakes in a river or other narrow watercourse. Also, earlier, spelled jamb.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. an arrangement of ropes attached to a key-log (def. 1) so it could be pulled free to release a log jam.
Go to full entry >1. n. the practice of visiting houses in elaborate costumes and disguises and participating in various group activities during Christmas (see Image 1 at mummering
Go to full entry >1. a spell of mild weather occurring in January and causing the snow to melt.
Go to full entry >1. n. a seal, Phoca hispida, characterized by ringlike white spots on the body, found in northern regions.
Go to full entry >1. n. a relatively simple trade language used by the Indians of the Pacific Coast in their dealings with whites and Indians of other tribes, based on the language of the Chinook Indians; words from Nootka, Salish, French, English, and other languages were adapted to the jargon.
Go to full entry >1. one of numerous Iroquois who travelled West as voyageurs, settling in Alberta and intermarrying with whites and Crees, some of their descendants now living on the Driftpile Reserve.
Go to full entry >1. n. credit (presumably because the jawbone had to be exercised in speaking to win over the creditor).
Go to full entry >1. n. credit (presumably because the jawbone had to be exercised in speaking to win over the creditor).
Go to full entry >1. v. preserve meat by cutting it into strips or flakes and drying it in the sun.
Go to full entry >1. n. a dinner of corned beef and cabbage, with potatoes and other vegetables on the side (see Image 1).
Go to full entry >1. a school attended by the children of both whites and native Indians who are charges of the federal government, which pays the tuition of the Indian children by arrangement with the provincial department of education.
Go to full entry >1. n. a device with a strong elastic suspension that allows a baby to exercise its legs by bouncing up and down.
Go to full entry >1. n. a long pole set upright in the water, its butt-end anchored in a block of concrete, a buoyed hawser being attached to the top for the mooring of boats.
Go to full entry >1. n. among Indians, a small, hut-like structure used by a medicine man (def. 1a) to demonstrate his magical powers by freeing himself from bonds and conversing with spirits.
Go to full entry >1. n. an Indian magician or shaman who practises healing by means of charms and the exorcism of evil spirits or by practical remedies such as administering herbs and sweat baths.
Go to full entry >1. n. a person, or persons, of Chinese descent born and raised in Canada.
Go to full entry >1. n. uneducated or dialectal Canadian French considered as debased or inferior by educated French Canadians, characterized by regional pronunciations, non-standard grammar, and often, especially in cities, by numerous English words and syntactical arrangements.
Go to full entry >1. a journal of all activities taking place at a post, including arrivals and departures, births, deaths, marriages, receipts of furs, employment of servants, and notes on the weather.
Go to full entry >1. a thin flat cake made of cornmeal. See note at johnnycake (def. 1).
Go to full entry >1. n. a lucky or successful person, especially a captain bringing home a large catch.
Go to full entry >1. a municipal official whose duty it is to see that fences meet legal specifications as to construction and location.
Go to full entry >1. n. & adj. a type of legal aid whereby clients choose their own private lawyers who are funded by the provincial government.
Go to full entry >1. in certain provinces, a sub-division for purposes of holding district courts (known as county courts in certain other provinces).
Go to full entry >1. n. milk sold in returnable jugs; often in a compound, as in jug milk store.
Go to full entry >1. n. among oil-drillers, a member of a cable-car crew, especially a geophone operator.
Go to full entry >1. n. an Indian magician or shaman who practises healing by means of charms and the exorcism of evil spirits or by practical remedies such as administering herbs and sweat baths.
Go to full entry >1. among Indians, a small, hut-like structure used by a medicine man (def. 1a) to demonstrate his magical powers by freeing himself from bonds and conversing with spirits.
Go to full entry >1. n. a place where Plains Indians slaughtered buffalo by stampeding them over a precipice.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. a forest fire started by burning material carried ahead by wind from another blaze.
Go to full entry >1. a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
Go to full entry >1. n. hooded outer garment of fur or other material. See picture at atigi (def. 2).
Go to full entry >1. a prepared road having greased skids (def. 1d) over which logs were dragged by teams of mules, oxen, or horses.
Go to full entry >1. the pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, of the southern prairies.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. a place where Plains Indians slaughtered buffalo by stampeding them over a precipice.
Go to full entry >1. a point on a trail, waterway, etc. where the route changes in nature or direction, marking a new leg of the journey.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
Go to full entry >1. a place, usually a town, where one leaves the railway or other link with civilization to proceed into the wilderness.
Go to full entry >1. a large beetle of the genus Phyllophaga, often in flight in great numbers on warm June nights.
Go to full entry >1. n. any of several bushes or shrubby trees of the genus Amelanchier.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. n. one age level below the Canadian Hockey League, for players between the ages of 16-20 inclusive.
Go to full entry >1. n. in certain provinces, the successful completion of a secondary-school course one year short of the full requirements for university entrance.
Go to full entry >1. in certain provinces, the successful completion of a secondary-school course one year short of the full requirements for university entrance.
Go to full entry >1. n. in Ontario, an elementary school in the public school system for pupils from junior kindergarten to grade 5 or 6.
Go to full entry >1. n. an award presented to Canadian musicians, organized by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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