DCHP-2
coat beaver Fur Trade, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES
beaver pelts from a beaver coat.
See also: beaver coat (def. 1) castor gras parchment beaver
- 1679 (1945) Resolved Upon Debate that all our Beavor both Coat and Parchment shall be exposed at the same time to Publique sale. . . .
- 1795 (1911) The sixth is the Coat beaver, which is worn till it is half greased, and is worth 4s. 6d. per Pound.
- 1958 It was castor gras, the greasy coat beaver, which was promised from Hudson's Bay. . . .
- 1679 (1945) Resolved Upon Debate that all our Beavor both Coat and Parchment shall be exposed at the same time to Publique sale. . . .