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pas d'ours for Cdn F patte d'ours 
an almost circular snowshoe, varying considerably in size, used especially by the eastern Algonkians.
See also: bear-paw
- 1827 (1912) Passed several camps of Indians in course of the day and traded 7 pairs of Pas d'ours for our journey across the mountains. . . .
- 1827 (1912) Passed several camps of Indians in course of the day and traded 7 pairs of Pas d'ours for our journey across the mountains. . . .