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Chicot
[< Cdn F]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a half-breed, especially one having French blood; Métis.
See: bois-brûlé
Quotations
1860
Frequently, too, pure-blooded French Voyageurs, if they live entirely among the Indians, and inter-marry with them, are counted among the Chicots.
1942
Some of the singers, particularly among the Bois-Brules or Chicots, were endowed with a gift for song-making. . . .