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la loche
[< Cdn F]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a freshwater cod, Lota lota maculosa; burbot.
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1852
The Methy River, Lake, and Portage, are named from the Cree designation of the Burbot (Lota maculosa), (LaLoche of the Canadians), which abounds in these waters, and often supplies a poor and watery food to voyagers whose provisions are exhausted.
1936
Both "La Loche" and "Mithey" signify the humble "tommycod."