carcajoun.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːkə(d)ʒuː/, U.S.

/ˈkɑrkəˌ(d)ʒu/

Forms: 1700s carcaious (singular), 1700s carcaioux (plural), 1700s–1800s carcajon (nonstandard), 1700s– carcajou, 1800s carcasiux (plural), 1800s carkajou, 1800s kircajou.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French carcajou.

Etymology: < North American French carcajou wolverine (1703 in the passage translated in quot. 1703 at sense 1), catlike animal (in the passage translated in quot. 1760 at sense 2) < Western Montagnais (Pointe Bleue) kwa:hkwa:če:w wolverine, cognate with e.g. southern East Cree kuikuhaacheu quickhatch n. and Ojibwa gwiingwa'aage wolverine (see kinkajou n.). Compare earlier quickhatch n.The form carcajon apparently originated as a misreading or a typographical error (apparently earliest in quot. 1744 at sense 1). With the sense development compare also the discussion at kinkajou n.

Chiefly North American.

1. The wolverine, Gulo gulo; (also) the pelt of this animal. Cf. kinkajou n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Gulo (wolverine)

wolverine1574

gulo1607

glutton1674

quickhatch1683

carcajou1703

kinkajou1760

beaver-eater1771

Indian devil1838

skunk bear1876

1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. I. 62 The Holes or Dens of the Carcaioux.

1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 40 The Carcajon [sic]..is as large as a very great Dog, it has a short Tail like a Deer.., and has a good Fur.

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. xiii. 187 There is another animal called the carcajou, which is of a blackish colour... It is a fierce cunning creature.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 286 I am convinced that the American carcajou is the same animal with the European glutton.

1786 Preston Kingston (1959) 120 Peltries [prices] Beaver plt 7/6..Loupes Lavee 10/-, Carcajoux 12/-.

1806 S. Fraser Jrnl. 23 Apr. in Rep. Public Arch. Dominion Canada 1929 (1930) 112 They brought 22 Beaver skins, 2 carcassause and six Pechause.

1865 Visct. Milton & W. B. Cheadle N.-W. Passage by Land vii. 103 The fur-hunter's greatest enemy is the..wolverine or carcajou.

1892 Boy's Own Paper 9 July 643/3 That carcajou has not only eaten the mink, but I believe he's eaten my trap too!

1905 Geogr. Jrnl. 26 196 As yet the wolverine, or carcajou, so much dreaded by the Indians in Labrador, has not made its appearance.

1964 Rod & Gun in Canada Jan. 19/1 The carcajou had rushed Dickson from behind, smashing his right ankle.

2010 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. g3 Tales of wolverines scratching through cabin walls and stealing bait from steel traps explain why the animal is often referred to as devil bear, woods devil, carcajou.

2. A carnivorous, catlike quadruped described as having reddish-brown fur and a long tail, and said to hunt by either chasing prey (typically elk or moose) or dropping onto it from an overhanging branch. Cf. kinkajou n. 1. Now historical and rare.This animal has usually been identified as a cougar or other big cat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > miscellaneous wild or big cats

ouncec1400

wild catc1400

catamountain?a1475

mountain cat1625

lion1630

tiger-cat1699

carcajou1760

kinkajou1760

serval1775

wood-cat1791

roof cat1872

clouded tiger1879

big cat1886

clouded leopard1910

mitlaa1925

1760 T. Jefferys tr. P. de Charlevoix in Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. I. 35 The Carcajou, or Quincajou, a species of the cat kind, the tail of which is so long as to wind several times round his body; his hair is of a brownish red.

1799 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 2 xxvi. at Cougar Charlevoix..calls it [sc. the cougar], by mistake, the carcajou.

1866 W. R. King Sportsman & Naturalist in Canada i. 16 The name ‘Carcajou’ is erroneous as applied to this animal [sc. the Canadian Lynx].

1886 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 31 May 3/3 The carcajou or quinquajou and catamount are other titles given it [sc. the mountain lion] in various lands.

1984 F. Mowat Sea Slaughter x. 145 Despite its ferocious reputation, the carcajou proved no match for European arms and wiles.

†3. The American badger, Taxidea taxus. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 285 A stuffed skin of..[an American animal] was sent to M. Aubry..under the denomination of Carcajou... We consider it as a neighbouring species, or even as a variety, of the badger.

1792 T. Pennant Introd. Arctic Zool. I. (ed. 2) 81 Badger... Le Comte de Buffon imagines this animal to be the Carcajou of the Americans, and not the Wolveren. The matter is uncertain.

1819 D. B. Warden Statist., Polit. & Hist. Acct. U.S. I. 201 American Badger, or Carcajou of the French... It is smaller than the common European badger, but so like in appearance, that it might pass for a variety only.

1885 Proc. Sci. Meetings Zool. Soc. 367 The American Badger, or Carcajou, is an indefatigable burrower.

1892 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 5 May 5/6 The Carcajou is the Badger, sir, And Wisconsin the ‘Badger’ State!

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

单词	carcajou
释义	carcajoun. Brit. /ˈkɑːkə(d)ʒuː/, U.S. /ˈkɑrkəˌ(d)ʒu/ Forms: 1700s carcaious (singular), 1700s carcaioux (plural), 1700s–1800s carcajon (nonstandard), 1700s– carcajou, 1800s carcasiux (plural), 1800s carkajou, 1800s kircajou. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French carcajou. Etymology: < North American French carcajou wolverine (1703 in the passage translated in quot. 1703 at sense 1), catlike animal (in the passage translated in quot. 1760 at sense 2) < Western Montagnais (Pointe Bleue) kwa:hkwa:če:w wolverine, cognate with e.g. southern East Cree kuikuhaacheu quickhatch n. and Ojibwa gwiingwa'aage wolverine (see kinkajou n.). Compare earlier quickhatch n.The form carcajon apparently originated as a misreading or a typographical error (apparently earliest in quot. 1744 at sense 1). With the sense development compare also the discussion at kinkajou n. Chiefly North American. 1. The wolverine, Gulo gulo; (also) the pelt of this animal. Cf. kinkajou n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Gulo (wolverine) wolverine1574 gulo1607 glutton1674 quickhatch1683 carcajou1703 kinkajou1760 beaver-eater1771 Indian devil1838 skunk bear1876 1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. I. 62 The Holes or Dens of the Carcaioux. 1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 40 The Carcajon [sic]..is as large as a very great Dog, it has a short Tail like a Deer.., and has a good Fur. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. xiii. 187 There is another animal called the carcajou, which is of a blackish colour... It is a fierce cunning creature. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 286 I am convinced that the American carcajou is the same animal with the European glutton. 1786 Preston Kingston (1959) 120 Peltries [prices] Beaver plt 7/6..Loupes Lavee 10/-, Carcajoux 12/-. 1806 S. Fraser Jrnl. 23 Apr. in Rep. Public Arch. Dominion Canada 1929 (1930) 112 They brought 22 Beaver skins, 2 carcassause and six Pechause. 1865 Visct. Milton & W. B. Cheadle N.-W. Passage by Land vii. 103 The fur-hunter's greatest enemy is the..wolverine or carcajou. 1892 Boy's Own Paper 9 July 643/3 That carcajou has not only eaten the mink, but I believe he's eaten my trap too! 1905 Geogr. Jrnl. 26 196 As yet the wolverine, or carcajou, so much dreaded by the Indians in Labrador, has not made its appearance. 1964 Rod & Gun in Canada Jan. 19/1 The carcajou had rushed Dickson from behind, smashing his right ankle. 2010 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. g3 Tales of wolverines scratching through cabin walls and stealing bait from steel traps explain why the animal is often referred to as devil bear, woods devil, carcajou. 2. A carnivorous, catlike quadruped described as having reddish-brown fur and a long tail, and said to hunt by either chasing prey (typically elk or moose) or dropping onto it from an overhanging branch. Cf. kinkajou n. 1. Now historical and rare.This animal has usually been identified as a cougar or other big cat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > miscellaneous wild or big cats ouncec1400 wild catc1400 catamountain?a1475 mountain cat1625 lion1630 tiger-cat1699 carcajou1760 kinkajou1760 serval1775 wood-cat1791 roof cat1872 clouded tiger1879 big cat1886 clouded leopard1910 mitlaa1925 1760 T. Jefferys tr. P. de Charlevoix in Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. I. 35 The Carcajou, or Quincajou, a species of the cat kind, the tail of which is so long as to wind several times round his body; his hair is of a brownish red. 1799 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 2 xxvi. at Cougar Charlevoix..calls it [sc. the cougar], by mistake, the carcajou. 1866 W. R. King Sportsman & Naturalist in Canada i. 16 The name ‘Carcajou’ is erroneous as applied to this animal [sc. the Canadian Lynx]. 1886 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 31 May 3/3 The carcajou or quinquajou and catamount are other titles given it [sc. the mountain lion] in various lands. 1984 F. Mowat Sea Slaughter x. 145 Despite its ferocious reputation, the carcajou proved no match for European arms and wiles. †3. The American badger, Taxidea taxus. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 285 A stuffed skin of..[an American animal] was sent to M. Aubry..under the denomination of Carcajou... We consider it as a neighbouring species, or even as a variety, of the badger. 1792 T. Pennant Introd. Arctic Zool. I. (ed. 2) 81 Badger... Le Comte de Buffon imagines this animal to be the Carcajou of the Americans, and not the Wolveren. The matter is uncertain. 1819 D. B. Warden Statist., Polit. & Hist. Acct. U.S. I. 201 American Badger, or Carcajou of the French... It is smaller than the common European badger, but so like in appearance, that it might pass for a variety only. 1885 Proc. Sci. Meetings Zool. Soc. 367 The American Badger, or Carcajou, is an indefatigable burrower. 1892 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 5 May 5/6 The Carcajou is the Badger, sir, And Wisconsin the ‘Badger’ State! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1703
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