(n.) A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada.
Example Sentences:
(1) Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo registered his third shutout of the season, making 29 saves.
(2) CANUCKS 2, BLUES 0 The Vancouver Canucks retained top spot in the NHL standings by beating their nearest conference rival, the St. Louis Blues, 2-0 on Thursday.
(3) Health care problems dealt with in their practices were recorded by seven family physicians over a period of 1 year (two others recorded for 3 months), each diagnosis being coded according to the Canuck Disease Classification Index.
(4) In this work, the rubrics of the Canuck Book Classification (a classification of health problems in family practice) were rated for seriousness.
(5) It’s also been a long time between sips for the Rangers, who broke their 54-year curse with a seven game victory over the Vancouver Canucks in 1994.
(6) A plump cartoon gamebird in a Vancouver Canucks ice hockey shirt, voiced by the legendary Canadian comedian Richard Lett, it was Chilliwack the Aids Ptarmigan’s duty to instruct the gay communities of Alberta and British Columbia about safe-sex practices during the first Aids panic.
(7) Alex Burrows' early third-period goal gave Vancouver the lead and Chris Higgins added an empty-net goal in the final minute for the Canucks who moved to 90 points ahead of St. Louis and Detroit, both on 87.