DCHP-2

whiskey post whisky post DCHP-2 (November 2016)

• n. — historical, Western Canada, especially Alberta

  an establishment selling or trading whisky illegally to Native hunters.

  Type: 5. Frequency — Whiskey post was likely the most widely used term in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As Chart 1 shows, whiskey post is still most frequent in Canada. See the entry on whisky fort for details.

  See also: whisky-trading post  whisky fort  

  • Whiskey post was the most widely used term at the time. Whisky fort, however, has acquired a more pronounced Canadian dimension (see entry).