DCHP-2
dickey dickie, dicky [by folk etymology < Esk. attike a covering] North DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a hooded outer garment of fur or other material. See picture at atigi.
See also: atigi (def. 2)
- 1916 . . . the word dicky, in common use among the white trappers and settlers of Labrador is a corruption of the Eskimo word atigi. . . .
- 1933 The men regularly wear dickey, trousers and boots, the material being either sealskin or duffle. . . .
- 1952 Sealskin boots replaced rubber ones, summer clothing was packed away and heavy woolen socks, water-proof dickies and mittens replaced it.
- 1916 . . . the word dicky, in common use among the white trappers and settlers of Labrador is a corruption of the Eskimo word atigi. . . .