whisky jackn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪskɪ dʒak/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪski ˌdʒæk/

Forms: 1700s whisker jack, 1700s–1800s whiskijack, 1700s– whiskey jack, 1700s– whisky jack. Also with capital initials.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: whisky john n.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of whisky john n. (although this is first attested later), after the male forename Jack (see Jack n.²).

Chiefly North American.

The grey or Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis. Cf. whisky john n. 1.In quot. 1743: (probably) the northern shrike, Lanius borealis. (Cf. white whisky john at whisky john n. 2).

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whisky jack1743

whisky john1772

moose-bird1832

grease bird1892

1743 J. Isham Observ. Hudsons Bay (1949) 23 A white Whisker jack or a Jay Like [bird] wap pis ka John or wap pa whisker John.

1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 386 Corvus..Canadensis... Cinereous Crow... These birds are called Whiskijohn and Whiskijack at the Hudson's Bay.

a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 405 The Cinereous Crow, or, as it is called..by the English Whiskey-jack,..is very familiar, and fond of frequenting habitations.

1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 235 There is nothing pleasing in the voice, plumage, form, or attitudes of the Whiskey-Jack.

1873 Forest & Stream 11 Dec. 273/3 Two whisky jacks are driven into camp, and now sit on the palisades over the fire.

1957 Illustr. London News 22 June 1038/2 The vast timberlands of North America, where the only living sound is the cry of the ‘whisky-jack’ or the rustle of a porcupine.

1999 D. Cruise & A. Griffiths Working the Land iv. 228 The first trap in this section was sprung by a whiskey jack, an overly friendly member of the jay family.

2008 J. Boyden Through Black Spruce xxiii. 207 I was alone on that island, no one to talk to except for the whisky jacks and the crows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whisky jack
释义	whisky jackn. Brit. /ˈwɪskɪ dʒak/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪski ˌdʒæk/ Forms: 1700s whisker jack, 1700s–1800s whiskijack, 1700s– whiskey jack, 1700s– whisky jack. Also with capital initials. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: whisky john n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of whisky john n. (although this is first attested later), after the male forename Jack (see Jack n.²). Chiefly North American. The grey or Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis. Cf. whisky john n. 1.In quot. 1743: (probably) the northern shrike, Lanius borealis. (Cf. white whisky john at whisky john n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > perisoreus canadensis whisky jack1743 whisky john1772 moose-bird1832 grease bird1892 1743 J. Isham Observ. Hudsons Bay (1949) 23 A white Whisker jack or a Jay Like [bird] wap pis ka John or wap pa whisker John. 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 386 Corvus..Canadensis... Cinereous Crow... These birds are called Whiskijohn and Whiskijack at the Hudson's Bay. a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 405 The Cinereous Crow, or, as it is called..by the English Whiskey-jack,..is very familiar, and fond of frequenting habitations. 1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 235 There is nothing pleasing in the voice, plumage, form, or attitudes of the Whiskey-Jack. 1873 Forest & Stream 11 Dec. 273/3 Two whisky jacks are driven into camp, and now sit on the palisades over the fire. 1957 Illustr. London News 22 June 1038/2 The vast timberlands of North America, where the only living sound is the cry of the ‘whisky-jack’ or the rustle of a porcupine. 1999 D. Cruise & A. Griffiths Working the Land iv. 228 The first trap in this section was sprung by a whiskey jack, an overly friendly member of the jay family. 2008 J. Boyden Through Black Spruce xxiii. 207 I was alone on that island, no one to talk to except for the whisky jacks and the crows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1743
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