DCHP-2

caribou caribous or caribou. [< Cdn F < Algonk.; cf. Micmac halibū pawer, scratcher] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  any of several species of North American reindeer, genus Rangifer, native to Canada, Alaska, and formerly to Maine and Mass.

  See also: carreboeuf  moose-deer  reindeer  tuktu (def. 1)  tundra deer  

• 2 n.

  the flesh of the caribou; caribou meat.

• 3 n.

  the skin or hide of the caribou.

• 4 n. — Que., Slang

  a potent mixture of whisky-blanc, and red wine.

  See also: loup-garou (def. 2)  whisky blanc  whisky-wine