DCHP-2
beaver robe DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See also: beaver coat
- 1789 (1801) To these may be added a few dishes . . . and old beaver robes, with a small robe made from the skin of the lynx.
- 1826 (1950) . . . from them we traded a Beaver Robe containing 2 skins. . . .
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the pelt of an emasculated buffalo, valued for its huge size and glossy, silklike coat.
- 1890 Such an animal, with its colossal frame, its vast front, and spreading horns was a striking object in a great herd, and, when killed in season, was greatly prized for its immense size and glossy silklike coat yielded what was known as the "beaver robe."
- 1789 (1801) To these may be added a few dishes . . . and old beaver robes, with a small robe made from the skin of the lynx.