1. a snowshoe worn by horses, mules, etc. and made of an ore sack packed with hay.
Go to full entry >1. n. a tract of land made up of spongy peat which quakes when walked or driven on.
Go to full entry >1. n. one quarter of a surveyed section of land, that is, 160 acres, the area of the usual homestead grant in the West.
Go to full entry >1. gold found in mineralized quartz as opposed to placer or alluvial gold.
Go to full entry >1. the act of the British Parliament by which Canada was governed from 1774 to 1791.
Go to full entry >1. one of the standards of currency in use in British North America in colonial times.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. a type of heating stove having a tall, cylindrical firebox. See picture at Quebec heater.
Go to full entry >1. a conference held in Quebec City in 1864, at which plans for Confederation were drawn up.
Go to full entry >1. one of the standards of currency in use in British North America in colonial times.
Go to full entry >1. a breed of sturdy, black draught horse developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.
Go to full entry >1. a breed of small cattle developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.
Go to full entry >1. a large burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, common in eastern and central Canada.
Go to full entry >1. n. a mandatory pension contribution system for workers in Quebec.
Go to full entry >1. a tall, stately pine, Pinus strobus, of eastern Canada, much used for shipmasts in colonial days and providing the basis for the lumber industry
Go to full entry >1. the resolutions passed at the Quebec Conference as proposals for Confederation.
Go to full entry >1. n. roughly the equivalent to the federal GST in other provinces.
Go to full entry >1. the scheme of government proposed for a confederated Canada at the Quebec Conference and embodied in the Quebec Resolutions.
Go to full entry >1. adj. of or pertaining to French-speaking Quebec or Quebecois (def. 1)
Go to full entry >1. a national holiday, May 24th, established in 1845 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday, now also celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and since 1952 observed on the first Monday preceding May 25th.
Go to full entry >1. the Ontario government or legislature, so called after the park in which the buildings stand.
Go to full entry >1. one of a number of fur-trading and fishing posts in Quebec, most of them in the King's Domain.
Go to full entry >1. the publisher of a newspaper authorized by the government to print laws and proclamations as well as the debates and proceedings of Parliament.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1. n. a period during every day the House of Commons is sitting when the opposition may ask questions of the prime minister or cabinet ministers.
Go to full entry >1. n. a punt made on a first or second down, when the defending team least expects such a play, the aim being to catch the defenders with no backs in a position to field the ball quickly.
Go to full entry >1. n. a large fur-bearing animal, Gulo luscus, of the northern forests and tundra, noted for its guile and craftiness.
Go to full entry >1. n. a stretch of a stream that has sufficient fall to create a marked current but where there are no rapids.
Go to full entry >1. n. a quill, especially a goose quill, used as a token by traders bartering with Indians.
Go to full entry >1. n. the wolverine (def. la), a cunning robber of traps and caches, found in most parts of the Canadian forest.
Go to full entry >1. n. a large salmon, Onchorhynchus tshawytscha, of the Pacific Coast, much valued as a game fish.
Go to full entry >1. n. the authorization to produce a certain quantity of agricultural goods.
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