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French fur trader slang demystified
Thanks very much to all who responded with information about the French fur
trader expression, "saccaje[eacute] chien"
For those who are curious, the consensus seems to be that "saccaje" is
either a mispelling of a form of the verb "saccager" (from the verb "to
sack" or "to ravish") or a corruption of "sacre." Either way, the expression
might be (loosely) translated "miserable dog."
--Lara Friedman-Shedlov
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Lara Friedman-Shedlov
lara.friedman-shedlov@mnhs.org
Minnesota Historical Society
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