whisky jack
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English
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Etymology
Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also 
Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
whisky jack (plural whisky jacks)
- (Canada) The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Synonyms
See also
Canada jay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ^ 1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2, page 938-939