DCHP-1 Online
beaver currency Fur Trade, Hist. 
a fur-trade monetary system in which one made beaver was the unit of value.
See also: beaver money beaverskin currency made beaver
- c1902 (1912) The value of these furs in "beaver" currency varied with the fashions of the civilized world, with the scarcity or plenty of the furs, with the locality of the fort.
- c1902 (1912) The value of these furs in "beaver" currency varied with the fashions of the civilized world, with the scarcity or plenty of the furs, with the locality of the fort.