DCHP-2
yea DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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interj.
a dog-driver's command calling for a turn to the right.
See also: chee
- 1921 In all sections of Canada east of the Rockies the terms used in driving dogs were taken from the French language--'marche', commonly used as march', to start; 'yea' for 'gee' and 'chaw' for 'haw'. In this country west of the mountains they tried to copy from the east, but made a failure. The terms they used are 'mush', 'gee' and 'haw'.
- 1921 In all sections of Canada east of the Rockies the terms used in driving dogs were taken from the French language--'marche', commonly used as march', to start; 'yea' for 'gee' and 'chaw' for 'haw'. In this country west of the mountains they tried to copy from the east, but made a failure. The terms they used are 'mush', 'gee' and 'haw'.