DCHP-2
Boston man Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
on the Pacific Coast, a person from the United States, as opposed to an Englishman or Canadian.
See also: Boston
- 1829 Had a visit from a number of Sinnahomes . . . [who] propagate no good here by their continual boasting of Boston man's liberality.
- 1926 It was after this affair with the Boston, that all Americans became known in Chinook as Boston men. . . .
- 1958 Moody . . . said that in his grandfather's day three "Bostonmen" (Americans) had a trading post here [Bella Coola River, B.C.].
- 1829 Had a visit from a number of Sinnahomes . . . [who] propagate no good here by their continual boasting of Boston man's liberality.