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King George('s) man
Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
an Englishman, as opposed to an American.
Quotations
1846
The first question he asked was--"Are you a King George man, or a Boston man?"
1862
The crew turned out to be Americans, not Englishmen, it being a ruse on their part to describe themselves as "King George's men" to the Indians, in order to secure their good services.
1913
"So the little King Georgeman comes tomorrow, eh, Tillicum?" asked the old Lillooet hunter.
1966
. . . when he surrendered in the expectation of pardon and was ordered to give us his musket he broke it against a tree instead and said, "King George man big liar."
2n.
a trader or servant of the Hudson's Bay Company, as opposed to an American trader, or, sometimes, a Northwester (def. 1a).
Quotations
1862
The Indians [inquire] constantly when the Boston and King George men may be expected.
1869
Thieves by profession, trusting none and being trusted by none among themselves, they have however, a strong belief in the honesty of "King George man" and many of them have their whole worldly possessions lying in the Queen Charlotte Company's store.
1940
"That no doubt explains why the Indians--who know its history--look upon the Hudson's Bay Company's men as being King George men but do not look so upon the Nor'-Westers."
1957
After his arrival here he became very friendly with the men of the Hudson's Bay Company--the King George Men he [Chief Peguis] called them.
3n.
an Indian who considers himself a citizen of Canada.
Quotations
<i>c</i>1863
Then there is still a lingering love for the Union Jack. Many of the Crees call themselves "King George's men," and they all dread American encroachment.
1930
The Indians were Canadian Indians, or King George men, as they proudly called themselves.
1963
He proclaimed himself a King George Man--the Chinook term for Englishman--and always flew a Union Jack in front of his house.