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Caribou
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
2an. — Hist.
one of a branch of the Abenaki Indians of the Maritimes.
Quotations
1845
Mr. Wood . . . offered up some prayers in the Micmac language, which is understood by the three tribes of the province: the Micmacs, the Marashites, and the Carribous.
2bn.
a group of Eskimos living inland in the District of Keewatin, west of Hudson Bay.
See: Caribou Eskimo
Quotations
1966
Father Ducharme then told us of Magoose Lake. . . . There a single family of Caribou, or inland-dwelling Eskimos, of the Padlermiut group had their igloo.
3n.
a twin-engined aircraft designed and produced in Canada, used by the armed services and for low-cost passenger and freight service in areas not having first-rate airports with long runways, the Caribou being able to take off and land on strips less than 500 feet long.
Quotations
1956
The United States army has asked for authority to increase its order for de Haviland of Canada Caribou to 12 aircraft.
1965
The Caribou . . . is now doing a splendid workhorse job in Vietnam.