DCHP-1 Online
bear's butter Obs. 
the rendered fat of the bear used in cooking, medicine, cosmetics, and for insulating the body against cold.
See also: bear's grease
- 1873 (1904) It is the dessert of a Peace River feast; the fat, white as cream, is eaten in large quantities, and although at first a little of it suffices, yet after a while one learns to like it, and the dried Saskootum [sic] and "bear's butter" becomes a luxury.
- 1873 (1904) It is the dessert of a Peace River feast; the fat, white as cream, is eaten in large quantities, and although at first a little of it suffices, yet after a while one learns to like it, and the dried Saskootum [sic] and "bear's butter" becomes a luxury.