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whisky jack

See also: whiskyjack and whisky-jack

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Etymology edit

Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan),[1] or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also   Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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whisky jack (plural whisky jacks)

  1. (Canada) The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.

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References edit

  1. ^ 1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2, page 938-939
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