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GLOSSARY. 



Moon. — In Indian vernacular moon signi- 

 fies a period of twenty-four hours. 



Moose-call. — A trumpet of birch-bark 

 used by hunters in calling moose to an 

 ambuscade or blind. 



MossBACK. — A settler; a homesteader; a 

 pioneer farmer. (Western). 



MoTT. — A clump of timber. 



Mountain - BOOMER. — The common red 

 squirrel. 



Mountain-fever. — A severe cold peculiar 

 to the Rocky Mountains, caused by ex- 

 posure and over-exertion. Symptoms : 

 flushes, cold in the head^ fever^ head- 

 ache, and general debility. 



lloUNTAiN-MAN. — CogDomen applied to 

 the old-time trapper of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



MoUN TAIN-MUD-WAGON. — A stagc-coach. 

 (Western). 



MUD-HOOK. — Synonym for anchor. 



Muffle. — ^The prehenaile extremity of 

 the nose of a moose — a bonne bouche 

 among epicures. 



Muskeg. — A grassy marsh. (Canada). 



Mustang. — A wild hctbe; the native 

 grape of Texas. 



N. 



Nigger-head.— A iiodule of coral pro- 

 jecting above water. (Florida). 



Night-cap. — A last drink before retiring 

 to bed. 



Nigilicktuk. — A term meaning a big^ un- 

 couth fellow. (Newfoundland). 



NiTCHEE. — A common word among Indian 

 tribes signifying brother. 



No-BiED. — A bird which escapes by 

 reason of a miss-fire, or one wbjch dies 

 outside of bounds, when shooting at the 

 traps. 



NoGGAN.— A dish. (North-west). 



Nooning. — The midday rest and meal. 



Norther. — A sudden cold storm, pf wind, 

 with or without rain or hail^ of great 

 severity, following a period of heat, 

 the temperature often failing from 90° 

 to 30° in a few minutes ; peculiar to 

 Texas. 



Nose. — That quality in a dog which en- 

 ables him to detect the presence of game 

 by the scent. 



o. 



OoMiAK. — An Esqiuimaux scow of seal- 

 skin used ior freighting. 



Outer. — A score of two in rifle-shooting. 



Outfit. — A sweeping term designating 

 anything a man may happen to have in 

 his possession, but i^enerally referring 

 to his traveling equipment of clothes, 

 arms, tents, provisions, animals, etc. 



Overalls. — Loose trowsers covering 

 another dress. 



p. 



Pack. — A flock of prairie grouse Hte in 

 th^«eason; a large collection of hounds; 



(700) 



twenty-five couple constituting a true 

 pack ; a jam of broken ice. 

 Pack, v. — To carry a heavy burden. 

 Pack-mule. — Mule for carrymg luggage. 

 Pad. — The foot of a fox awarded as a tro- 

 phy of the chase ; sevend sheets of pa- 

 per laid together to acy required thick- 

 ness for a taiget. 

 Painter. — A panther. 

 Pair.— A male and female of the same 

 species. 



Palmer. — ^A winged artificial fly for an-. 

 gHng. 



Pan, v.— To run over broken floating ice. 

 (Newfoundland). 



Panned - out- — Used up ; exhausted ; 

 bankrupt. 



Parflecke. — Dressed cowhide soaked in 

 alkali^ stretched on a frame and dried 

 while green; used for soles of moccasins, 

 shields, and bags for holding pemmican. 

 It becomes hard as iron. 



Parr. — A yearling salmon. [tains. 



Park. — A grass valley among the moun- 



Park, v. — ^To allign a train of wagons, by 

 allowing the front wheels of one wagon 

 to rest on the rear wheels of the one 

 next before or behind, so as to form an 

 enclosure. 



Pass. — ^A practicable route through moun- 

 tains ; a narrow passage connecring 

 marshy lakes, where wild fowl pass to 

 and from theirfeeding-grounds; a thor- 

 oughfare. 



Patch. — A wet or greased wad used to 

 fix the ball in loading a rifle ; a small 

 garden-plot. 



Pay-streak. — Anything which will pay a 

 man to woik at or attempt. 



Pea-jacket. — A short jacket worn by 

 sailors and fishermen. 



Peak. — The high, sharp ridge-bone of a 

 setter's head. 



Peccary. — The wild musk hog of Texas, 

 going in droves ; weight about sixty 

 pounds. 



Pedigree. — ^Lineqge; record of descent. 



Peedoddles (Southern). — Nervousness 

 or tremor in the art of shooting. 



Pemmican. — Dried buffalo meat mixed 

 with melted fat ; used by the Indians as 

 winter food. 



Pepper-bots.— Plover. (Loui^ana). 



Peteb-out, v. — ^To ^ ; to e^aust ; to 

 collapse. 



Pickaninny.— A young negro or Indian 

 child. 



Picket- LTN-R. — A line stretched from 

 wagon to wagon when corralled, to 

 which the draft animals are fastened in 

 a manner to permit them to graze. 



PiCKF.T-piN. — A wooden or iron pin to 

 which the lariat is fastened when j 

 horse is tethered for grazing. 



Piece. — A lunch; asnackCPennsylvania). 



Pin - flat. — A scow carrying a square 

 a-ul ((Canada). 



