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bear feast
Fur Trade, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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among voyageurs, a meal of fresh meat, such as bear, moose, etc., on the brigade route.
Quotations
1935
Sometimes a little variety is given to the journey by the killing of a black bear or moose. This is the signal for "cease work," and the whole brigade pitches camp to enjoy what they call a "bear feast."