taureau [< Cdn F < F "bull"] Fur Trade, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a strong bag made of buffalo rawhide sewn hair side out, used as a container for 90 pounds of pemmican (def. 1).
See also: bag (def. 1) pemmican (def. 1) pemmican bag
2 n.
the bag and its contents.
See also: bag (def. 2) pemmican (def. 2a)
3 n.
beaten or pounded meat mixed with melted animal fat and, sometimes, berries, the preparation being sewn in a skin bag to form a hard, compact mass that would keep for a long time under almost any conditions.
See also: pemmican (def. 1)