Alaska Dictionary (1988), part three
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Pg. 61: HAINES; HALIBUT; HARDHEAD--Affectionate term for commercial fishermen of Norwegian ancestry...; HATCHERY; HAUL ROAD; HAW--Command to sled dog team to turn left.
Pg. 62: HICKEL, WALTER J.: HICKEL HIGHWAY; HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY; HIGHLINER--Term used for commercial fishermen who catch the largest quantities of fish...; HOMER; HOMESTEAD
Pg. 63: HOOK; HOOK AND RELEASE; HOPE; HOOLIGAN; HUMMOCK; HUMPBACK WHALE
Pg. 65: HUMPY; HUNDRED-MILE-AN-HOUR-TAPE--Duct tape...; HUSKY; HYPOTHERMIA; ICE CREEPERS--Spiked plates that attach to soles of boots...
Pg. 67: ICE FIELD; ICE FOG; ICEWORM; IDITAROD
Pg. 69: IGLOO; ILIAMNA; INSIDE PASSAGE; INTERIOR; INUIT
Pg. 71: INUPIAT, INUPIAQ; IRISH LORD--An incredibly ugly, spiny fish...; JACKS--Young king SALMON that are not fully grown; JACKSON, SHELDON; JIG
Pg. 73: JITNEY; JUNEAU; KACHEMAK; KAKE
Pg. 74: KASHIM; KATMAI; KAYAK; KENAI; KETCHIKAN
Pg. 75: KICKER--BUSH term for an outboard motor...; KING CRAB; KINGS; KISKA
Pg. 76: KLISTER--Gooey, sticky substance spread on waxable NORDIC SKIS...; KLONDIKE; KNIK; KNUCKLE HOP; KODIAK
Pg. 77: KOLOSH; KONIAG; KOTZEBUE; KUSKOKWIM; KUSPUK--ESKIMO woman's summer PARKA...; KVICHAK
Pg. 78: LABRET; LAND DISPOSAL; LAND LOTTERY; LAND SWAP
Pg. 79: LANDING STRIP; LEAD DOG; LIMITED ENTRY; LINE; LIVENGOOD; LONGEVITY BONUS
Pg. 81: LONGLINER; LOW BUSH CRANBERRY; LOWER 48; MALASPINA
Pg. 82: MALEMUTE, MALAMUTE; MARINE HIGHWAY; MARINE MAMMAL; MATANUSKA
Pg. 84: MATANUSKA VALLEY COLONY; MAT-SU; McKINLEY
Pg. 85: METLAKATLA; MIDNIGHT SUN; MILEPOST; MILITARY RESERVATION
Pg. 86: MOOSE; MOOSE GOOSER--Alaska equivalent of the "cow catcher" on railroad engines in the LOWER 48; slang term for the Alaska Railroad...: MOSQUITO
Pg. 88: MOUNT AUGUSTINE; MOUNT FORAKER; MOUNT MARATHON; MUD BOOTS; MUDFLATS
Pg. 89: MUKLUK; MUKLUK TELEGRAPH; MUKTUK; MURRES; MUSH; MUSHER
Pg. 90: MUSKEG; MUSK OX; NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE; NATIVE; NATIVE CORPORATION
Pg. 91: NENANA ICE CLASSIC; NEW ARCHANGEL; NIKISKI or NIKISHKA; NIKOLAEVSK; 1991; NINILCHIK
Pg. 92: NOME; NORDIC SKIS; NORTHERN LIGHTS; NORTH POLE; NORTH SLOPE
Pg. 93: NORTHWEST PASSAGE; OLD BELIEVER--Member of the sect of RUSSIAN ORTHODOX Christians...
Pg. 95: ONE-FOOT HIGH KICK; ONE-HAND REACH; ONION DOME; OOGRUK; OOSIK; OPEN-TO-ENTRY LAND; ORCA
Pg. 98: OUTSIDE; PACK ICE; PAD
Pg. 99: PALMER; PANCAKE ICE; PANHANDLE; PARKA; PARKA SQUIRREL
Pg. 100: PARKS HIGHWAY; PASS; PENINSULA; PERMAFROST
Pg. 102: PERMANENT FUND; PEROK--ALso called "piroshki" and "perogue"; a fish pie or turnover made with rice...; PERSONAL USE; PETERSBURG; PET FOUR
Pg. 103: PINKS; PIONEER; PIPELINE; PLACER MINING
(Perhaps to be continued later--ed.)
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