dickey

[by folk etymology < Esk. attike a covering]

North

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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dickie, dicky

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a hooded outer garment of fur or other material. See picture at atigi.

See: atigi(def. 2)

1916

. . . the word dicky, in common use among the white trappers and settlers of Labrador is a corruption of the Eskimo word atigi. . . .

1933

The men regularly wear dickey, trousers and boots, the material being either sealskin or duffle. . . .

1952

Sealskin boots replaced rubber ones, summer clothing was packed away and heavy woolen socks, water-proof dickies and mittens replaced it.