单词 | winter beaver |
释义 | > as lemmaswinter beaver winter beaver n. originally and chiefly North American (now rare) fur from a beaver caught in the winter, typically considered to be of relatively high quality; a skin or pelt of such a beaver. ΚΠ 1643 in Arch. Maryland (1887) IV. 242 Good & merchantable winter beaver due from me to Capt Thomas Cornwaleys. 1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 26 The fat Winter Beaver, kill'd in Winter,..is worth 5 s. 6 d. per Pound. 1846 Glasgow Herald 27 Nov. (advt.) His Winter Beavers and Mill'd Cloths will be found..decidedly cheap. 1905 H. Whitaker Probationer 190 The great packs of winter beaver that stand before my tepee. 2001 W. S. Dunn New Imperial Econ. vii. 155 Among the exports were..greased winter beaver. < as lemmas |
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