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Douk
[< Doukhobor]
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a member of a Christian sect founded in Russia in the 18th century, several thousand of whom settled in Western Canada at the end of the 19th century.
See: Doukhobor
Quotations
1899
In the train of which he was in charge every coach was swept, scrubbed and aired regularly by the Douks themselves.
1907
There is a general impression that the "Dooks," as their neighbours call them, are a troublesome lot.
1962
"It's a joke all over the rest of Canada, isn't it?" he said. "Fun and games. Cops and Douks. Douks and cops."