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orignal
[< Cdn F < F orignac < Basque orenac deer, stag]
Now rare
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:orignale, oriniack
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a large ruminant mammal, Alces alces, of the northern forests.
Quotations
1665
The beare, the castors, and ye Oriniack shewed themselves often, but to their cost; indeed it was to us like a terrestriall paradise.
1703
. . . the hunting of Orignals or Elks. . . .
1792
Capt. Shaw gave me a description of the moose deer, which we call here "Orignale," and of which we eat the moufle.
1829
Also a man who discovers the Ravages of the Orignal fixes his mark, and tho' he go in pursuit of something else should another Indian kill his Orignal, the skin belongs to the Discoverer.
1963
[Advert.] If you've ever hankered for the antlers of an orignal or a chevreuil on your trophy wall, French Canada is the place to bag 'em.