shaganappi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shaganappi
1735–45; < Swampy Cree (dial. of Cree spoken in Manitoba and Ontario) pi·ša·kana·piy (compare Cree pi·ša·kan leather, -a·piy string)
Example Sentences
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Then he would steal or borrow a shaganappi pony and ride some night to the States, only forty miles distant in a bee-line across prairie.
From Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by Henham, Ernest G.
The stage coach, the Red River cart, and the shaganappi pony are things of the past, and several railways with richly furnished trains connect St. Paul and Minneapolis with the City of Winnipeg.
From The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba by Bryce, George
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