DCHP-3

creek

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

any freshwater stream smaller than a river.

In the Atlantic Provinces, and occasionally on the West Coast, the older sense of creek, "tidal estuary, saltwater inlet," has been retained, a small freshwater stream usually being called a brook.

Quotations

1691
Today . . . we went through a little creek were [sic] we were forc'd to track our Cannoes. . . .
1863
When I'm writing to Linda, I shall date from Cedar Creek which will give her an exalted idea of our location: at the same time she will be convinced it is situated on the seashore, if I forget to say that in Canada every stream is a "creek."
1964
We are fortunate enough to have a creek running through our land which has a good bottom and can serve as a swimming pool.
2n. — Placer Mining

the creeks, streams and adjacent diggings yielding gold.

Quotations

1901
[Being above all things a creek paper, we will endeavor to acquaint ourselves and our readers . . . with the doings of those . . . "shoveling gravel" in all parts of the Klondike. . . .]
1907
During the first two or three years their work was confined mainly to Dawson and its immediate environment, "the creeks."
1958
He made his usual small stake at Dawson City. We wanted to know all about life on the creeks.