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shaganappi, n. and a. N. Amer.|ʃægəˈnæpɪ|
Also shaganappy, shagginappi, -eppi, etc.
[Name in one of the western dialects of Ojibwa.]
A. n. Thread, cord, or thong made from raw hide, raw hide cut into strips. Also, a rough pony.
B. adj. ‘Tough, rough’ (Cent. Dict. 1891). Also, cheap, inferior, makeshift.
1743J. Isham Obs. Hudsons Bay (1949) 46 Shag, a nap, pee or a string of Leather tauk' a miss. 1820G. Simpson Jrnl. 10 Sept. (1938) 58 Any dressed skins, sinews, and Shaganapy lines that can be spared, you will send here for New Caledonia. 1873G. M. Grant Ocean to Ocean v. 122 When any part broke before, a thong of Shaganappi had united the pieces. Shaganappi, in this part of the world does all that leather, cloth, rope, nails, glue, straps, cord, tape..[etc.] are used for elsewhere. 1892J. Robertson in C. W. Gordon Life (1908) 338 In the old days..every one had his pocket full of shaganappi. 1895W. Elkington Five Years in Canada xi. 101 A few years ago the only horses in the country were bronchos and Indian ‘shaganappies’ as they are called. 1900W. A. Fraser Mooswa 35 Have patience, little shaganappi (cheap) Bird. 1908Outlook 5 Sept. 302/2 The women..hanging on their shaganappies (native ponies). 1961W. O. Mitchell Jake & Kid i. 2 At the Rabbit Hill school concert last night, folks heard a shaganappy speech. Ibid. viii. 106 Thinka anybuddy havin' a shaganappy thing like that in their house! |