2. See Wahpooskow quote.

2. n. a large assemblage of square timbers, spars, etc. arranged in any of several ways according to the conditions of the waterways used.

3. n. of ice, an ice formation resulting from large cakes of ice being lifted by pressure on top of other ice.

2. v. drive (logs, timber, etc.) by means of a raft (def. 1 or 2); transport in the form of a raft by water.

3. v. engage in rafting (def. 1).

4. v. fashion into a raft (def. 2).

5. v. See 1883 quote.

2. n. a person who rafts (def. 1).

2. n. of ice, the process of forming into rafts (def. 3).

2. expression to stall or kill time as a defensive measure.

2. n. the terminus of a railway line.

3. n. a major railway terminus; a distribution centre for railway traffic, freight, etc.

2. n. a community-work project and social affair at which neighbors pooled efforts to raise the frame of a house, barn, etc.

2. the quarters of unmarried clerks at certain Hudson's Bay Company trading posts.

2. n. Ramparts, the name given locally to several such gorges.

3. n. the precipitous terrain adjacent to such gorges.

2. n. the land and buildings of an extensive holding devoted primarily to the raising of livestock.

3. n. the living quarters on a homestead or cattle ranch. Also spelled (older) ranche.

4. n. the owners of lessees of a cattle ranch.

5. n. an establishment where certain fur-bearing animals, such as mink and fox, are bred and raised for their pelts, usually in pens or protected runs.

6. n. a large tract in the fur country where fur-bearing animals live in their natural habitat, being trapped in a controlled way under sanctuary conditions.

7. n. a fruit farm; a commercial orchard.

8. n. a style of one-storey house characterized by long, low spaciousness.

2. v. exploit as rangeland for raising livestock.

3. v. breed and raise (animals) on a fur farm (def. 1).

2. n. among Coast Indians, a long rectangular communal dwelling, built of cedar, housing several families, and used at times for ceremonial affairs.

3. n. See quotes.

2. n. a style of one-storey house characterized by long, low spaciousness.

2. n. an Indian house, especially a communal dwelling on a rancherie (def. 1).

2. n. an operator of a fur farm (def. 1).

3. n. the owner of a ranch (def. la).

4. n. a style of one-storey house characterized by long, low spaciousness.

2. n. a settlement of other non-whites, specifically Kanakas.

3. n. among Coast Indians, a long rectangular communal dwelling, built of cedar, housing several families, and used at times for ceremonial affairs.

2. n. the raising of any of various animals for commercial purposes.

2. n. a person who works on a cattle ranch; cowboy.

2. n. a row of concessions (def. 1).

3. n. a row of lots comprising a concession (def. 2); also, such a concession as a unit.

4. n. See 1952 quote.

5. n. extensive areas of grassland suitable for grazing.

2. n. a soldier in a regiment originally trained and equipped for defending the frontier against Indian raids.

3. n. a member of the Labrador Ranger Force.

4. n. a variety of the black bear. See quote.

5. n. a government official engaged in the prevention and control of forest fires.

2. n. the valuable fur of the muskrat.

3. n. the flesh of the muskrat used as food.

2. n. an untanned hide used in rawhiding.

2. n. worn or threadbare cloth.

2. n. a supporter of Riel in the Northwest Rebellions.

2. n. an uprising of Métis, and some early white settlers in the Red River area in 1870, led by Louis Riel and caused by encroachment on prairie lands by the Canadian government.

3. n. a second uprising of Métis, Crees, and white settlers, caused by the continued expansion of Canadian influence and settlement into the Saskatchewan region, nominally led by Louis Riel.

2. n. the waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum.

2. n.

3. n. the pelt of a red fox.

4. n. a species of Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, that ranges from Alaska to Japan.

2. n. in colonial times, a member of the faction opposing the governor and his Tory followers.

2. the Senate (def. 1) itself.

2. n. the Indians in Rupert's Land considered as wards of the Hudson's Bay Company.

2. n. the North American elk or stag, Cervus canadensis.

2. erroneously, any North American Indian.

2. a member of the Beothuk people, a now-extinct race inhabiting Newfoundland during the early settlement period.

2. the business men and politicians who became identified with the conferences in this room.

2. the wood of this tree.

2. the tune to which the jig is danced.

2. the wood of this tree.

2. n. in Indian parlance, a white man, especially one identified with officialdom.

3. n. a member of the Royal Canadian (formerly, North West) Mounted Police.

2. n. a large rose-colored food fish of the genus Scorpaenidae, common in the waters of the East Coast; ocean perch.

2. adj. to be eager.

3. expression, in the phrase on the ree-raw to take action quickly, with little preparation.

2. n. in Nova Scotia, a supporter of the Reform movement led by Joseph Howe in the 1830's and 40's.

2. n. one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.

2. n. a party or feast that followed the issuing of extra rations, usually including liquor, on a festive occasion, as at Christmas, New Year's, or on the arrival of special guests or important visitors.

3. n. See 1941 quote.

4. n. a free issue of rum, brandy, etc. to Indians, especially on special occasions.

2.

2. n. a tract of land set aside for a specific purpose by the government (historically Crown, Church and military) and now often environmental reserves.

2. n. the distance or track between two such stopping places.

2. n. a district encompassing a body of electors entitled to return a member to the House of Commons or to a legislative assembly.

2. a second uprising of Métis, Crees, and white settlers, caused by the continued expansion of Canadian influence and settlement into the Saskatchewan region, nominally led by Louis Riel.

2. n. a stretch of ruffled water caused by such an obstruction; the place where such an obstruction is.

3. n. a fast-moving stretch of water over a relatively smooth bed. See 1955 quote.

4. n. the transverse barriers placed across the bottom of a sluice-box to arrest the particles of gold.

2. n. a strip of land between surveyed concessions, ranges, sections, etc., retained by the municipality for the construction of a road.

2. n. See 1963 quote.

2. hedge in; cut off; entrap.

2. n. an indoor hockey rink built to accommodate spectators.

3. n. a building in which curling is played.

2. n. a stretch of ruffled water caused by such an obstruction; the place where such an obstruction is.

2. a long, narrow holding of land fronting on a river, such as the farms of old Quebec along the St. Lawrence River and those in the Red River Settlement.

2. n. a man who takes part in the process of floating or driving logs.

3. n. a man who lives along a river, trapping, fishing, etc.

2. See quote.

2. See quote.

2. n. a person in charge of the maintenance of the track in a division on a railway.

2. n. See 1848 quote.

3. n. similarly prepared hides or pelts of other animals, especially when used as a wrap or covering.

2. v. roll one's blanket (or bundle), quit the job.

2. n. See quote.

2. n. See quote.

2. n. in present-day Quebec, a Liberal, especially with reference to federal politics.

2. v. to force the opposing team to concede a rouge.

2. bring people together in a roundup (def. 2).

3. fetch; collect; bring together.

2. n. a bringing together of persons, usually by some authority, such as the police.

2. n. one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.

3. n. a supporter of the Crown in the Rebellion (def. 1) of 1837-38.

2. n. a miscellany; a mixed bag.

2. n. a person who drinks rubbing alcohol, shaving-lotion, etc., often flavored with cheap wine or rum; hence, an alcoholic, especially a derelict.

2. n. spiritous liquor used in the Indian trade.

3. n. a gratuity paid, after 1821, to Indian trappers by the Hudson's Bay Company in place of the traditional regale (def. 3).

2. n. a buffalo hunt in which the animals were pursued on horseback rather than impounded.

3. n. a specific collection of logs being floated downstream at high water from the timber limits to a mill or shipping point.

4. n. the annual thrusting forward and expansion of river ice during break-up, with special reference to the St. Lawrence River, where the phenomenon was accompanied with much flooding and considerable danger.

5. n. See quotes.

6. n. of animals, a period of abundance, from a trapper's or hunter's point of view.

7. n. the flow of sap from the trees in a sugar bush during the late winter or early spring.

2. v. take part in a buffalo run (def. 1).

3. v. move or transport logs from the cutting area by skidding, driving, towing, etc.

4. v. put forward (as a candidate); endorse.

5. v. stand for public office; enter an election as a candidate.

6. v. function as a forerunner.

7. v. of animals, be abundant at a special time.

8. v. follow a trapline (def. 1) to gather the catch, check and reset the traps, etc.

9. v. run one's face, buy on credit.

10. v. run ice, of rivers, choked with running ice.

2. n. a light, fast sleigh, often used in racing.

3. n. a horse or pony trained for hunting buffalo.

4. n. a mounted man, especially a Métis, who took part in a buffalo run (def. 1).

5. n. a man on snowshoes who runs ahead of a dog team making a passable track in new or deep snow.

2. n. the channel or bed of a watercourse.

2. n. the language of such people, especially Ukrainian.