[Ads-l] Antedating of "Canuck" (Adjective)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Thu Apr 17 21:05:10 UTC 2025


Canuck, adj. (OED 1862)

1841 Detroit Free Press 12 July 2/4 (Newspapers.com)

Sure we are that the ladies on board would soon have made captives of the Caunck gentlemen.

Fred Shapiro

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