| 单词 | herring choker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasherring choker herring choker n. slang (a) Canadian a nickname for a native or inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces; (b) U.S. a Scandinavian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Scandinavians > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scandinavia Danish833 Dane901 NorthmaneOE Scandian1668 Norseman1817 Scandinavian1830 herring choker1899 Scandihoovian1929 Scand1930 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > parts of Newfoundlander1611 mountainer1625 Acadian1705 Quebecker1775 bluenose1785 Labradorian1818 Nova Scotian1829 British Columbian1859 Québécois1862 Bluenoser1863 Torontonian1875 Montrealer1877 Winnipegger1882 Ontarian1883 novy1897 Yukonerc1898 herring choker1899 Maritimer1931 Newfie1942 Newfier1942 Spud Islander1957 Newf1958 1899 Yarmouth Telegram (Nova Scotia) 20 Oct. 1/1 I am down among the ‘herring chokers’ and ‘blue noses’ for a few weeks. 1899 Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) Telegram 20 Oct. 1/1 Happy the wearied globe-trotter and denizen of the ‘herring chokers’ of Nova Scotia. 1944 H. Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. 290/1 Herring-choker. 1. A Prince-Edward-Islander, or native of any of the Provinces ‘down east’. 2. A Scandinavian. 1954 Fundy Fisherman (Black's Harbour, N.B.) 3 Mar. 4/4 These Herring Choker senators point out that Duplessis has already peddled a lot of horse power to Ontario and indeed is selling plenty to Premier Frost et al. right now. 1968 Word Study Dec. 3/2 The Roman Catholic is frequently called a fish, short for fish-eater... Similar is the term herring-choker, another name for a Scandinavian. < as lemmas |
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