Definition
By the way.. a "toque" as referred to in that other thing i posted, yes it's a hat, a knitted pull on one often with a bobble or pom pom on top, occaisionaly with a patch on it for a design (i.e. hockey team... tha'ts "ice hockey" to non-Canadians). And a good comparison , "An American's Guide to Canadianisms" at http://www.icomm.ca/emily/isms.html