DCHP-2
Kanaka [< Polynesian "man"] Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES
n.
a native of the South Sea Islands, especially a Hawaiian in the service of the Hudson's Bay Co. on the Pacific Coast, most of whom settled in British Columbia.
See also: Canuck meaning 1a
- 1829-1832 (1948) [[...] and that [was] again corroborated by the deceased calling out to the Kanackas to fire on the Canadians.]
- 1833 (1963) Our crew consisted of four Kanakas, stout fellows, who paddled lustily. . . .
- 1958 The Islands have been a haven to . . . naval deserters, Kanakas, remittance men . . . and everyday fishermen.
- 1829-1832 (1948) [[...] and that [was] again corroborated by the deceased calling out to the Kanackas to fire on the Canadians.]