DCHP-3

pilgrim†

Slang
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — Northwest

a newcomer or tourist, as opposed to an established resident; greenhorn.

Quotations

1870
"It scares off the gaim and drives off the fraters and bullwhackers and pilgrims. . . ."
1963
He complains at some length about pilgrims, the local [Yukon and Alaska Highway] name for tourists, and their driving habits.
1964
His [poker] "stakes" are made at the expense of his fellows, "pilgrims," and "plow jockeys" fresh from the farm, who pay to learn. . . .
2n. — West

See 1962 quote.

Quotations

1885
Cattle have come through in good condition, without losses even in the pilgrim herds, much less in those that are to the manor born, so to speak.
1897
Pilgrim cattle that can rustle through their first winter in such a season as we have just come through can withstand any weather which we may in future have in the stock country.
1962
In stockmen's language . . . Newly imported . . . cattle are "pilgrims," also applied to those unable to "rustle" or hunt for food.