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Nor'Wester
Fur Trade
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1an. — Obs.
a man experienced in the fur country.
See: winterer(def. 2)
Quotations
1716
I would desire you to send as many old Norwesters over as you can and them men that you send that are not Norwesters let them be lusty strong stout fellows for that place requires none but such.
1854
The wolverine . . . is as fond of beaver tail as an old nor'wester. . . .
1bn. — Hist.
a wintering partner (def. 1) or employee of the North West Company.
Quotations
1953
. . . Frenchman and Nor'Wester were paddling up through the lakes to the pays d'en haut.
1cn. — Hist. (plural)
the North West Company collectively.
See: Northwester(def. 1b)
Quotations
1885
The plan of the Nor'Westers was first to induce the settlers to leave Red River and settle in Canada, and after that, or along with that, to drive out those refusing to accept their offer.
1963
In September of 1799, the Nor'Westers went to the confluence of the Clearwater and the North Saskatchewan and built Rocky Mountain House.
1dn. — Hist.
a light musket carried as trading goods by the North West Company.
See: Northwest gun
Quotations
1922
This again [flint-lock] was superseded by the "Norwester", a single-barreled percussion muzzle-loader--with the stock running the full length of the barrel.
1941
Nor'Wester--In later years referred to the single barrel, full stocked percussion gun which replaced the flint-lock.
2n. — Obs.
a native or resident of the Northwest Territories (def. 1 b).
Quotations
1884
The Rev. gentleman is no tenderfoot, but an old nor'wester who has been over the rockier years ago, and his sketch of his travels was very interesting.
3n. — Lakehead
See quote.
Quotations
1963
I have never forgotten our first sight of them?halfway up the side of one of the "Nor'westers," our local outcropping of the Pre-Cambrian shield, extending along the southwest. . . .