open ((adj.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 adj. — Fur Trade
of skins, removed by slitting along the underside and down each leg so as to be cured by stretching flat.
See also: cased split (def. 1)
2 adj.
of land, available to homesteaders, or for leasing; not yet legally taken up by settlers.
See also: homesteader