DCHP-3

degraded

[< Cdn F dégradé; see degrade]
Fur Trade, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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adj.

See 1820 quote.

Quotations

1819
Degraded at the Old House.
1820
"Degraded" is a voyageurs term for being prevented from proceeding by the weather; being weatherbound.
1931
The voyageurs' term for this state of affairs [windbound] was degradé, and "degraded" soon become a part of the vocabulary of English-speaking travellers.