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mittain (beaver) [ < Cdn F] Fur Trade, Obs. or Hist. 
n. the lowest grade of beaver pelt. See 1735 quote.
- c1735 (1899) "The beaver ... was classified into eight varieties . . . Lastly on the list figured the Mittain beaver, which were utilized in the manufacture of mittens, being worth one shilling and ninepence [a pound]."
- 1744 The eighth is the Mittain beaver,cut out for that Purpose to make Mittains, to preserve them from the Cold, and are greased by being used, and are worth 1 s. 9 d. per Pound.
- 1912 . . . "Such furs! Beaver in countless packs, all the fat winter skins,--no Bordeaux, no Mittain."
- c1735 (1899) "The beaver ... was classified into eight varieties . . . Lastly on the list figured the Mittain beaver, which were utilized in the manufacture of mittens, being worth one shilling and ninepence [a pound]."