whiskey jack

gray jay

Origin: earlier whisky-john, itself altered (as if < whisky + John) < Cree dial. wiiskachaan, lit., blacksmith (so named from its coloring)

See whiskey jack in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of whiskey-john

Origin: , by folk etymology from Cree dialectal wiiskachaan

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