I grew up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where it was known as a "chook." (Rhymes with "look.")
I've never heard the term anywhere else, except once, when used by a fellow Yooper in Atlanta. No one else there knew what she was talking about! Anyone else heard that term? Jean On Mar 11, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Joy Beeson wrote: > On 3/10/08 8:08 AM, Ann McElroy wrote: > > > When I was growing up a toque was a specific type of > > winter hat. It was knit and it was a long cone shape > > usually with red and white stripes going around. > > When I was growing up (Indiana, late forties & early > fifties), that was a stocking cap. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
