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oatmeal Chinaman
Slang, Derog., Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
among goldseekers in the Cariboo, a person from the Canadas; a Canadian.
Quotations
1963
As in Red River, the Canadians had made themselves disliked by their drive and pertinacity, and earned the designation of "oatmeal Chinamen" from the easy-going colonists because of their readiness to work hard for the going wage.