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beaver skin Fur Trade

• 1 n. the pelt of the beaver as a staple of the fur trade; specifically, the pelt on which the long, outer guard hairs remain.

  See also: beaver (def. 3)  

• 2 n. a unit of exchange equivalent to the value of one prime beaver pelt, used in buying furs and bartering provisions, more usually referred to be trappers as a skin (def. 1).

  See also: made beaver (def. 1)  skin (def. 1)