whisky johnn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪskɪ dʒɒn/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪski ˌdʒɑn/

Forms:

α. 1800s– whisky john, 1900s– whiskey john, 1700s whiskijohn.

β. 1900s wiskajon.

Origin: A borrowing from Cree. Etymon: Cree wīskacān.

Etymology: < Cree wīskacān Canada jay; in α. forms with remodelling after whisky n.¹ and the male forename John (see John n.). Earlier currency is apparently implied by whisky jack n.In white whisky john at sense 2 after Cree wāpiwīskacān, wāpiskacān northern shrike, lit. ‘white Canada jay’ (cited in quot. 1743 at whisky jack n.).

Chiefly North American.

1. The grey or Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis. Cf. whisky jack n. Now rare.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > perisoreus canadensis

whisky jack1743

whisky john1772

moose-bird1832

grease bird1892

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

1856 R. M. Ballantyne Snowflakes & Sunbeams xi. 131 Whisky-johns are the most impudent, puffy, conceited, little birds that exist.

1891 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1890 13 566 Whiskey-Johns came as usual to our camp fire to day.

1912 E. T. Seton Arctic Prairies 301 Each morning..gray Wiskajon and his mate..came wailing through the woods.

1969 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Sept. 46/1 The grey jay is known by a good many popular names including Canada jay, whiskey john, whiskey jack, carrion bird, meat hawk and camp robber.

†2. In full white whisky john. The northern shrike, Lanius borealis. Obsolete.Cf. quot. 1743 at whisky jack n.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Laniidae (shrike) > genus Lanius > lanius excubitor

mattagess1575

French pie1674

grey pie1678

murdering pie1688

white whisky john1772

1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 386 Lanius..Excubitor... Great Butcher-bird... Cinereous Shrike... White Whiskijohn at Hudson's Bay.

1823 J. Franklin Narr. Journey Shores Polar Sea 674 Lanius Excubitor. Great Cinereous Shrike... From its bearing a general resemblance in its plumage to the Canada Jay, it has obtained among the settlers round Hudson's Bay the name of White Whisky-john.

1920 A. Buchanan Wild Life Canada x. 247 The Northern Shrike is called by the Indians the ‘White Wiskajon’, and certainly its light flight among thickets resembles that of the true Wiskajon.

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

单词	whisky john
释义	whisky johnn. Brit. /ˈwɪskɪ dʒɒn/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪski ˌdʒɑn/ Forms: α. 1800s– whisky john, 1900s– whiskey john, 1700s whiskijohn. β. 1900s wiskajon. Origin: A borrowing from Cree. Etymon: Cree wīskacān. Etymology: < Cree wīskacān Canada jay; in α. forms with remodelling after whisky n.¹ and the male forename John (see John n.). Earlier currency is apparently implied by whisky jack n.In white whisky john at sense 2 after Cree wāpiwīskacān, wāpiskacān northern shrike, lit. ‘white Canada jay’ (cited in quot. 1743 at whisky jack n.). Chiefly North American. 1. The grey or Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis. Cf. whisky jack n. Now rare. 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 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 386 Corvus..Canadensis... Cinereous Crow... These birds are called Whiskijohn and Whiskijack at the Hudson's Bay. 1856 R. M. Ballantyne Snowflakes & Sunbeams xi. 131 Whisky-johns are the most impudent, puffy, conceited, little birds that exist. 1891 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1890 13 566 Whiskey-Johns came as usual to our camp fire to day. 1912 E. T. Seton Arctic Prairies 301 Each morning..gray Wiskajon and his mate..came wailing through the woods. 1969 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Sept. 46/1 The grey jay is known by a good many popular names including Canada jay, whiskey john, whiskey jack, carrion bird, meat hawk and camp robber. †2. In full white whisky john. The northern shrike, Lanius borealis. Obsolete.Cf. quot. 1743 at whisky jack n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Laniidae (shrike) > genus Lanius > lanius excubitor mattagess1575 French pie1674 grey pie1678 murdering pie1688 white whisky john1772 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 386 Lanius..Excubitor... Great Butcher-bird... Cinereous Shrike... White Whiskijohn at Hudson's Bay. 1823 J. Franklin Narr. Journey Shores Polar Sea 674 Lanius Excubitor. Great Cinereous Shrike... From its bearing a general resemblance in its plumage to the Canada Jay, it has obtained among the settlers round Hudson's Bay the name of White Whisky-john. 1920 A. Buchanan Wild Life Canada x. 247 The Northern Shrike is called by the Indians the ‘White Wiskajon’, and certainly its light flight among thickets resembles that of the true Wiskajon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1772
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