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cheechako ((adj.))
[< n.]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:checkako, chechaqua, etc.
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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adj.
from or associated with the "outside".
See: outside ((n.))
Quotations
1899
"For two dollars apiece in Chekaco money, I unite this couple in matrimony."
1922
We had . . . parsnips and potatoes. These were good "chechako spuds" shipped in from the South.
1926
Although "cheechako" money or currency was rapidly making its way into the Yukon, it was no infrequent sight to see a poke of gold thrown on the scales.