10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHISKY-JACK»
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The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature
“ It's better than roots ! ” concurred Muskrat. “ Slow birds! It makes me hungry,”
sighed the Red Widow. “ So it does me, good dame,” piped Whisky-Jack. “ You
chaps had better slip away home now; I'm going to breakfast with the Men. It isn't
...
" It's better than roots ! " concurred Muskrat. " Slow birds ! It makes me hungry,"
sighed the Red Widow. " So it does me, good dame," piped Whisky-Jack. " You
chaps had better slip away home now; I'm going to breakfast with the Men. It isn't
...
So it does me, good dame," piped Whisky-Jack. " You chaps had better slip away
home now; I'm going to breakfast with the Men. It isn't safe to remain, for I can't
stop to look after you." "Go and clear the plates, Feather- Front," cried Carcajou, ...
J. Gordon Mowat, John Alexander Cooper, Newton MacTavish, 1901
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The Annals of Our Time: a Diurnal of Events, Social and ...
As many as were thought to be connected with it were arrested ; among others,
one known as John Cain, or " Whisky Jack; " but nothing appeared to attach the
crime to any of them, until a boy, attracted to the scene of the murder, discovered
...
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Captain
Jack: Father of the Yukon
Shortly before it turned cold, Mercier persuaded and bribed an old man to get him
a Whisky Jack's nest with their young birds, as they hatch out about that time and
they are very hard to find. The Indians are very superstitious about robbing ...
Skids and Rollers — The "Whisky" Jack. The most common method of unloading
machinery is the time-honored skid and roller, each machine being pried up by
bar, lever and "bait" until skids and rolls can be placed underneath and the ...
James Francis Hobart, 1909
Again, allowing one-half for friction, the jack would still lift 5120 pounds for each
pound pressure applied to the pump lever and with an applied force of 100
pounds, a 4-inch whisky- jack could lift 250 tons! See that the shop is supplied
with a ...
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Cold Burial: A True Story of Endurance and Disaster
But the whisky-jack, too lazy to hunt, would always fly after the squirrel, to see
where he hid his stores, returning later to root out the carefully cached food and
stuff himself to bursting. At last, exhausted by trying to outwit the whisky-jack, the
...
Clive Powell-Williams, 2003
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. whisking, 1. whisky jack; C.19—20, also whiskey jack; C.18, whiskijack; all
three may be hyphenated. 'A popular name for the common gray jay of Canada':
Can. coll. verging on S.E.: from ca. 1770. Also whisk(e)y john, or, as for whisky
jack ...
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Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index
... whisky-jack.com Web: www.whisky-jack.com White, A. [0-9733443] Al White
P.O. Box 20027, RPO North Park Toronto, Ontario M6L 3C8 Tel: 416-562-1450
White and McLeod Philip A. White and Donald M. McLeod 203 - 285 Aurora Cres
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NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHISKY-JACK»
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Whiskey-Jack Club invites Hintonites to Christmas Bird Count
26, and is organized by the Whisky-Jack Club, a group of naturalists in town. About 30–35 participants take part each year but more are always welcome to join. «Hinton Parklander, Dec 12»
