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Nor'Wester Fur Trade

• 1a n. Obs. a man experienced in the fur country.

  See also: winterer (def. 2)  

• 1b n. Hist. a wintering partner (def. 1) or employee of the North West Company.

  See also: North West Company  Northwester (def. 1a)  wintering partner (def. 1)  

• 1c n. Hist. (plural) the North West Company collectively.

  See also: Northwester (def. 1b)  

• 1d n. Hist. a light musket carried as trading goods by the North West Company.

  See also: Northwest gun  

• 2 n. Obs. a native or resident of the Northwest Territories (def. 1 b).

  See also: Northwester (def. 2)  Northwest Territories (def. 1b)  

• 3 n. Lakehead See quote.