beaver castor

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the secretion from the scent glands of the beaver used as a lure or as an ingredient in a lure.

Quotations

1907

The odor of the beaver castor has a very alluring effect on most all animals, and is greatly used by the hunter.

1965

. . . with a favorable breeze he probably could smell that mixture of fish oil and beaver castor . . . a half a mile away.