DCHP-2
marche(donc) [< F marche(donc)! a command to horses < marcher go, walk] Cdn French DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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imper. v.
move ahead! go on! (a command to sled dogs to advance).
See also: march ((v.)) (def. 2a) mush ((v.)) (def. 1)
- 1880 (1893) When well harnessed the driver shouts, "March!" and the three well-trained dogs ahead spring off on the jump.
- 1913 Voudrin climbed into the sledge, and, shouting, "Marche donc, marche donc," started the dogs around the headland.
- 1947 MARCHE . . . The early French trappers in the North used this word when driving their dog teams.
- 1880 (1893) When well harnessed the driver shouts, "March!" and the three well-trained dogs ahead spring off on the jump.