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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a white outer garment, often worn as camouflage by Eskimo hunters.
See: sealapack
Quotations
1934
Throwing back his ahtegi hood . . . he handed me a letter which he drew from within his snowshirt.
1941
For storms, a white cotton snowshirt worn over the two parkas is useful, especially if it has a draw string around the face, and a sash around the waist makes all snug.
1956
Their ahtegis and snow-shirts belted about their waists . . . they whipped up their huskies and headed for the Rat. . . .