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Brewer's: Porcupine
(See Peter.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PorcusPorch A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Porcupine, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) PorcupinePorcupinepôrˈkyəpīnˌ [key], river, 448 mi (721 km) long, rising in the Ogilvie Mts., NW Yukon, Canada. It flows in a great arc NE through the Eagle Plain, then W into Alaska…Brewer's: Peter Porcupine
William Cobbett, when he was a Tory. We have Peter Porcupine's Gazette and the Porcupine Papers, in twelve volumes. (1762-1835.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…coendou
(Encyclopedia) coendoucoendoukōĕnˈd&oomacr; [key]: see porcupine.Timmins
(Encyclopedia) Timmins, town (1991 pop. 47,461), central Ont., Canada, on the Mattagami River. Timmins is the commercial center of the rich Porcupine gold-mining district, where gold was first…Campbell, Robert, Canadian fur trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Robert, 1808–94, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. Employed as a young man by the Hudson's Bay Company, he was sent in 1834 to the Mackenzie River region, where…moccasin, in footwear
(Encyclopedia) moccasin, skin shoe worn by indigenous people of North America, excepting the sandal wearers of the Southwest area. There were two general types of moccasins, the hard-soled, which was…porcupine, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) porcupine, member of either of two rodent families, characterized by having some of its hairs modified as bristles, spines, or quills. The quills are loosely attached to the porcupines…Yukon, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 3, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 2, 1805May 4, 1805May 3, 1805 Friday May 3rd 1805. The morning being very could we did not set out as early as usual; ice formed on a…Trending
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