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A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals. Canada balsam. See under Balsam. -- Canada goose. (Zoöl.) See Whisky Jack. -- Canada lynx. (Zoöl.) See Lynx. -- Canada porcupine (Zoöl.) See Porcupine, and Urson. -- Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick. -- Canada robin (Zoöl.), the c…

A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]

A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether. Watts.

families of North American Indians, their territory formerly including practically all of Canada east of the 115th meridian and south of Hudson's Bay and the part of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee and Virginia, with the exception of the territory occupied by the northern Iroquoian trib…

-- Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived. -- Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba. -- Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead. -- Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree ( Myroxylon Pereiræ and used as a stomach…

The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.

.] All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. Haliburton. To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly.

In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.

Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n.

A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.]

The wolverence; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See Wolverene.

An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater; -- called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish.

A small raft of timber. [Canada]

A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls. [Northwestern U. S. & Canada]

al weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.

In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867.

use the labor of animals. Driven out of Russia proper, many have emigrated to Cyprus and Canada. See Raskolnik, below.

A peculiar structure found in the Archæan limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.

The alewife. [Local, Canada]

A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.