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bear's grease † 
the rendered fat of the bear used in cooking, medicine, cosmetics, and for insulating the body against cold.
See also: bear's butter
- c1665 (1885) The order of making was . . . the corne being dried between two stones into powder, being very thick, putt it into a kettle full of watter, then a quantity of Bear's grease.
- 1829 (1940) That the Gentlemen in Charge of districts be directed to use every exertion to collect Bears Grease as it is likely to become a valuable article of trade.
- 1948 I cannot say if there are really any healing virtues in bear grease, but I do know that it makes the dogs lick their wounds, and that this in a roundabout way heals them by keeping the wounds clean.
- 1964 In 1830 orders were given that bears' grease should be collected at 2/ per pound.
- c1665 (1885) The order of making was . . . the corne being dried between two stones into powder, being very thick, putt it into a kettle full of watter, then a quantity of Bear's grease.