whisky jack
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See also: whiskyjack and whisky-jack
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]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
Noun
[edit]whisky jack (plural whisky jacks)
- (Canada) The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]Canada jay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ 1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2, page 938-939